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Electroplating of lead

jacknife360
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Is it possible to electroplate lead with a thin layer of copper, and how would one go about doing so? Thanks for any help

Is it possible to electroplate lead with a thin layer of copper, and how would one go about doing so? Thanks for any help

 

I don't see why not... I think you'd do it the same way as just about every other electroplating technique: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplating

 

Cheers,

 

Ryan Jones

Don`t tell him THAT!

 

he`ll be selling bags of fake 2 pences on eBay now! :P

 

joking aside, as long as your Lead is absolutely Spotless, copper plating shouldn`t be all that hard.

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