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Plating Ideas

Use Electroplating Kits To Plate Anything

MARVIN SPOTSWOOD of Los Gatos, California, claims he can use an electroplating kit to plate anything; and he has had ample opportunity to prove it. He has covered so many diverse items with copper, brass and silver plate that the list is almost endless. Image via Wikipedia Bugs, spiders, flowers, bottles, ceramic objects, plaster statuettes, [...]

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Electroplating Kits For Seashells

Image by tigerlillyshop via Flickr BY GIVING his hobby of electroplating an unusual application, Robert E. Parker has gratified a long time desire to reside on a quiet and beautiful island, in an equally beautiful home overlooking Florida waters. Ever since Parker visited Florida, courtesy of the U.S. Navy, during World War II, he had [...]

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Electroplating Kits For Baby Shoes

Image by Rachel Ford James via Flickr EVERYONE HAS baby shoes and most people seem to want them preserved, Leonard Summar of Eldorado, Illinois, discovered when he started copper-plating his grandchild’s shoes for Christmas and birthday presents. For it was not long until his admiring neighbors wanted him to do work for them. Although Summar [...]

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