The electroplating process resists entering pits and small cavities.
Therefore the usual method of repairing pitted castings, etc. is that each
individual pit must be drilled out clean and then filled with silver solder
and buffed. Then the usual copper, nickel chrome stages are applied. Of
course a casting with many pits is going to be very expensive to process, as
drilling and repairing each pit will be very time consuming.
Rich Chrysler
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Curt,
You can get away with it when the irregularities are very small, however
deep pitting and "waves" cannot practically be dealt with by repeatedly
electroplating it with copper and sanding. This is only theory.
The only thing I can imagine is lead loading of steel parts first to get
it smooth but I am not certain this will stand up to the electroplating
of copper.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
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