By: Jimmy Alvarez | 2012-04-20 | Crafts Electroless plating with nickel is a smart and useful way to layer a conductive material with a metal that will not only include a decorative finish but will provide other meaningful attributes to the overall functionality of the piece. In fact, electroless nickel plating is usually not meant to provide only a good looking finish but is instead used because of the following characteristics. read more
By: Jimmy Alvarez | 2012-03-26 | Motorcycles Nickel plating kits can either use electricity or run without a power source. Plating kits that use a battery or AC adapter are known as electroplating kits while those that don’t are electroless kits. read more
By: Clifford D Smith | 2010-03-30 | Kitchens Brushed nickel finish can sometimes be called satin nickel finish. It's appearance is duller than other finishes. It does not reflect light as well. Many new home builders have started choosing brushed nickel for their finish because it goes well with many different styles: contemporary, traditional, and modern. The style look similar to brushed steel. read more
By: Nicci Edwards | 2010-03-27 | Business NiTEC (UK) are specialists in electro-less nickel plating and are pleased to announce that with effect from 1st July 2009 we have merged our business with the Electro-less Nickel and Nickel PTFE business of Surface Technology Plc's Coventry operation. Production will be based at NiTEC's Chesterfield location which after a £2,000,000 investment the last two years, is now the largest and most modern electro-less nickel plating facility in the UK. read more
By: Jim Alvarez | 2012-03-31 | Crafts Nickel plating, or nickel electroplating, can be thought of as a procedure where a layer of metal is deposited on an object that is also typically metal. To complete this process without contracting out the work the purchase of a nickel plating kit will need to be considered. read more
By: Jimmy Alvarez | 2012-03-31 | Hobbies Nickel plating, or nickel electroplating, can be thought of as a procedure where a layer of metal is deposited on an object that is also typically metal. To complete this process without contracting out the work the purchase of a nickel plating kit will need to be considered. read more
By: Jim Alvarez | 2012-03-25 | Crafts Nickel plating kits can either use electricity or run without a power source. Plating kits that use a battery or AC adapter are known as electroplating kits while those that don't are electroless kits. read more
By: Jimmy Alvarez | 2012-05-20 | Hobbies One of the most important aspects of nickel plating, and electroplating in general, to make sure the metal object that is to be plated is free of dirt, grease and any other foreign matter. This will often times make or break an attempt at plating. read more
By: Jim Alvarez | 2012-02-24 | Motorcycles A smart move is to buy a nickel plating kit from an online or local dealer. Isn't working with your own material what a hobby is all about? Why take a motorcycle part into a plating shop when this is something that can be done inside one's own garage or at-home workshop? read more
By: Everett Woods | 2010-11-06 | Home & Family Bathroom design has evolved all throughout the years, and everything from chrome to brass has been used as popular bathroom lining. You can see brushed nickel used in furniture and hardware everywhere. read more