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Old 10-11-2009, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by bondo View Post
there's also the possibility of plasti-electroplating wich is a base coat of paint with a high iron content wich is then electro plated with nickle and zinc(chrome) just like a metal piece would be.
Is this the same process that is used to gold plate vehicle emblems? Many moons ago when I was a Nissan tech, a guy would show up and electroplate the factory plastic emblems with 24k gold plating. He hooked a cable to ground and then swabbed the emblem with a cloth covered wand that would plate the emblem gold. Was quite popular in the mid 90's and seemed to hold up very well.
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