Electroplating anyone done this

[scott harley]

I molded a spoon with mold max 60 and thought it would look kind a nice to electroplate the flat side with copper

 

[scott harley]

Still needs polishing

 

[Limpopoking]

My understanding of electroplating is that you'd need a conductive material onto which you electroplate. I am aware of other methods of metal coating but not sure of the actual technology. However if I was wanting to do it onto mouldmax, I reckon I'd opt for a foiling technique because it's really simple to do.

 

[scott harley]

Thanks, but meant that I cast the spoon and electroplated copper onto the spoon using copper sulphate as electrolyte

 

[Limpopoking]

Ok... got it. The 2nd photo had not yet uploaded.

I did that quite often when I was a kid with a chemistry set

No reason why it would not work.

 

[scott harley]

I had a lot of fun doing it and it works well better than I expected

 

[Dr halibut hoffman]

Looks like a success for sure..very nice

 

[scott harley]

Thanks Doc it was a lot easier to do but I'm having adhesion problems. I think it's got to do with the fact that I didn't clean the spoon enough and the copper is getting blown off because of inadequate electrical contact with the wire that I hung the spoon on in solution.

 

[Ben REINERS]

Hi there Scott.....yr DIY looks good....
Gr8 to see our DIY section is not totally dead.

Pse share or do a Tut on yr method pse.....I for one will be very interested & will most probs find the most expensive way to do it......why simply cause I want it done iro cost......but if I can do it myself with less pricey items then why not ? & am sure that our fellow DIY enthusiast will enjoy yr Tut.

 

[stickleback]

Scott,have you got a pic of the finished product ie after polishing?

 

[scott harley]

Sorry it took me so long to post. Still a bit of work yet to get it perfect.

 

[benniejordaan]

Very cool.
I like seeing innovative posts like this.