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Originally Posted by 350TSS
Buzzer: are you using a pump to agitate the mixture, the clear polypipe? and if so are you feeding in air or recirculating the mixture.
My attempts at home brewed plating (just zinc coating with no passivate) whilst always managing to get full coverage always seemed to end up with a grey furry texture which required to be lightly polished with a scotchbrite pad but even then a dullish light grey uneven coloured finish.
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Albie, I didn't do the stainless braid.. in fact I wiped some grease onto it to stop it being plated...
350 TTS, I am using an aquarium pump which just bubble through the water and agitates it.. seems to work quite well... the zinc plate does tend to oxidise quite quick if you don't passivate... even a quick dip seems to work quite well... i did get better results by heating the electrolyte up to 25 degrees...