Electroplating 3D Prints | Color Metal

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Let me show you how to create beautiful authentic props, like this #pokemon pokéball by #electroplating and coloring the metal of your 3d prints. #3dprinting and metal plating combined will create convincing objects for you prop collection or the next comic con. #cosplay
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This is the stuff I used for electroforming/electroplating in this video.
Chemicals for the prints:
🛒 Copper Anode: amzn.to/42XdwZS *
🛒 Bright Copper Electrolyte: amzn.to/3zk2S1F *
🛒 GRAPHIT Paint amzn.to/3YtPZhD *
🛒 Gold Electrolyte amzn.to/44NNwRp *
🛒 Palladium Electrolyte amzn.to/3DDr8hD *
Optional:
🛒 Conductive Copper Paint amzn.to/47cpbpR *
🛒 Galvanic Degreaser amzn.to/3rV4v5r *
I used this printer:
🛒 ELEGOO Saturn 2 8K amzn.to/44Js3Ja *
(*) These links are affiliate links. From time to time, I recommend products I know well and use, and, as a result, I may receive a commision if you purchase them using the affiliate link. Puchasig from affiliate links is at no extra cost to you.
▶ Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:28 Creating the 3D Print
00:50 3D printed Golden Pokéball preparation
01:43 Electroplating golden pokéball
04:37 Polishing electroplated copper
05:05 Nickel golden pokéball
06:15 Gold plating pokéball
07:50 Coloring electrolated 3D prints
08:32 Assembly of the pokéball
08:50 Results
▶ For the galvanic bath:
* a container
* acidic copper electrolyte
* nickel or palladium electrolyte
* one or two copper anodes
* one nickel anode
* banana plug & alligator clips
▶ You may need:
* Degreaser
* Distilled water
* galvanic brush + pen
Have fun. Try it. 🧡
▶ Pokéball by intentional3d
www.thingiverse.com/thing:411193

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  • @bkobinger
    @bkobinger11 ай бұрын

    "It is super simple!" Proceed to crafting the next rocketship who will lead us to mars.

  • @Broeckchen

    @Broeckchen

    17 күн бұрын

    That's engineery brains for ya haha

  • @bett0diaz
    @bett0diaz Жыл бұрын

    Please help Thomas Sanladerer with his electroplating efforts! hahah

  • @RobinGerritsen1995

    @RobinGerritsen1995

    Жыл бұрын

    My first thought also😅

  • @NielsNL68

    @NielsNL68

    Жыл бұрын

    I second this 😂

  • @jesperskovjuul2170
    @jesperskovjuul21708 ай бұрын

    That is just stunning work! Could you be pursuaded to do a "this is what you need to get started"-video with all the solutions and anodes for plating various metals and settings for the powersupply etc.? 🤞 Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos :)

  • @minibigs5259
    @minibigs5259 Жыл бұрын

    I've just learned that in book binding, gold guilding is laid over the top of red. Never white, so as to make it stand out. I think that's worth exploring in your next attempts 😃

  • @DarkTrapStudio

    @DarkTrapStudio

    9 ай бұрын

    Make sense cause the red is the highest in vibration of the color spectrum ! thanks for sharing

  • @1337fraggzb00N

    @1337fraggzb00N

    Ай бұрын

    Interesting!

  • @Darnetal57
    @Darnetal5711 ай бұрын

    Just wanted to leave a quick comment to thank you for your guidance. I gave electroplating my first try a few days ago following the process you documented in your videos, and even though I still haven't cracked the secret to the ridiculously mirror-y finish you achieve, my first piece came out gorgeous. So thank you for your work, it's a whole world of metal parts that just opened to me!

  • @richardkirkland6805
    @richardkirkland6805 Жыл бұрын

    The gold electroplate would be a cool idea for the GS Ball, so named because it's gold and silver colored, and has "GS" etched into the top hemisphere where the M was on the master ball

  • @kspec2001
    @kspec20016 ай бұрын

    amazing as always. I appreciate the efforts you go to to talk about proper PPE! "its all fun and games til you lose an eye" was a phrase i remember from the 80s/90s and its still valid today lol

  • @Londrino
    @Londrino11 ай бұрын

    Incredible results, I can only imagine how awesome it must be to see and hold them in person

  • @hsd0971
    @hsd0971 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing work as always! I always look forward to your videos. And most of all, THANK YOU for sharing your techniques with everyone!

  • @fpham8004
    @fpham80044 ай бұрын

    Way better results than i would ever imagine you can do at home.

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s what I’m thinking every time I do this 😉

  • @fpham8004

    @fpham8004

    4 ай бұрын

    @@hen3drik Well, as an engineer myself, total kudos for perfecting the workflow. I can't imagine better results even in industrial settings.

  • @flavacreations
    @flavacreations5 ай бұрын

    Ive done this with melted aluminum then nickel plated. Never knew you could do 3d printed stuff. Great job you just got yourself another subscriber 👍

  • @skyrider4789
    @skyrider4789 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the words of encouragement at the end. I will finally be getting my materials together later this month to execute what I've learned from this and your other videos. Many thanks! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @akeuc5770
    @akeuc57704 ай бұрын

    Blimey you did really well🎉 looks incredible

  • @_donny_9473
    @_donny_94736 ай бұрын

    totally blown away this was possible and definitely want to try it out!

  • @SuperMakeSomething
    @SuperMakeSomething Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Just beautiful! 🤩

  • @aprintedworld
    @aprintedworld Жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad I stumbled on your channel. I never thought of taking post processing to this level.

  • @Michelincat7034
    @Michelincat70347 ай бұрын

    this is art itself... respect you bro

  • @stevrgrs
    @stevrgrs5 ай бұрын

    That looks legit !

  • @Leofraga172
    @Leofraga172 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing, wonderful, unbelievable, love it!

  • @christianaquino5230
    @christianaquino52306 ай бұрын

    now this is the type of 3d printing that I like to see

  • @viktormyslikovjan5938
    @viktormyslikovjan59386 ай бұрын

    Really nice

  • @Stroobants-solutions
    @Stroobants-solutions Жыл бұрын

    I'm just getting started with electroplating. Thanks to your channel 😊

  • @balua9
    @balua92 ай бұрын

    Perfect timing on the subscribe reminder - right as I was thinking “thats pretty cool” - ‘Subscribe’ - “yeah, he earned it”.

  • @Miketz
    @Miketz Жыл бұрын

    Your electroplating results are getting pretty impressive, although have you considered using your transparent black acrylic for the black bits? Or even blackening nickel? I am interested in the "micrographite" results, although I suspect there won't be much difference unless there is an increased amount of graphene in it. Have you experimented with carbon nanotubes in the graphite mix?

  • @gambitshvarev380
    @gambitshvarev380 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job man. So shiny ✨

  • @rikkisharma2128
    @rikkisharma212810 ай бұрын

    Danke vielmals!!... for all this great info.

  • @mofoeugen
    @mofoeugen11 ай бұрын

    Bruh, you got me... Hook, line and sinker!

  • @user-tf1oo9rj6u
    @user-tf1oo9rj6u4 ай бұрын

    Electro-de-greasing is a new one for me. I wish I knew about that back when I was making jewelry. I would make them out of brass, but then silverplate. My biggest issue was trying to get the polishing compound off without losing the polished uncorroded surface.

  • @leungkaho1728
    @leungkaho172811 ай бұрын

    Wo~~~Amazing work

  • @bornstellarnova1991
    @bornstellarnova19919 ай бұрын

    I've always wanted to see a GS Pokeball in real life and you've made it possible, well at least the closest thing that we'll ever get to a real Pokeball. Thank you for your masterpieces! ❤❤

  • @Streetduck
    @Streetduck Жыл бұрын

    Wieder mal eine schöne Arbeit von Dir ... 👍👍👍

  • @jrbarker7362
    @jrbarker73628 ай бұрын

    Amazing. I think this will be the first electroplating project I attempt. Simply because the surface is easy to sand and polish lol

  • @computer1up
    @computer1up Жыл бұрын

    Imagine making Christmas ornaments like this 😮

  • @briant444
    @briant444 Жыл бұрын

    very nice, thx for the info

  • @evFPV
    @evFPV4 ай бұрын

    Wow! It looks veeeery easy!!! LOL

  • @dennisdecoene
    @dennisdecoene Жыл бұрын

    Amazing results❤

  • @bruceyoung1343
    @bruceyoung1343 Жыл бұрын

    You are a craftsman. I hope to get into electroplating. ❤

  • @zachhainline1601
    @zachhainline16014 ай бұрын

    What a bunch of work... looks great though!

  • @skyty0
    @skyty011 ай бұрын

    You GOTTA etch a little emblem on the gold one and make the GS ball from the anime

  • @SlotHits777
    @SlotHits777 Жыл бұрын

    looks great!

  • @NeilGates
    @NeilGates4 ай бұрын

    If you use “dry graphite lubricant” spray from Home Depot you don’t need an air brush. The results are excellent as it’s made with alcohol. It’s all I use and haven’t had any problems. You can let it air dry to let it thicken to paint in areas that you don’t want to wide spray.

  • @rossanadehache165
    @rossanadehache165 Жыл бұрын

    This sooo cool!

  • @ExE-Merc
    @ExE-Merc8 ай бұрын

    wow Amazing

  • @karolgolden231
    @karolgolden23111 ай бұрын

    You make such a great things man!

  • @TheExtremeElementz
    @TheExtremeElementz Жыл бұрын

    I am in awe on how beautiful those Pokeballs look and you’d never know they were printed on an FDM printer. Amazing work and thank you for the brief tutorial.

  • @Hadji-sw3ct
    @Hadji-sw3ct Жыл бұрын

    You are amazing, congratulations !

  • @diyfireking
    @diyfireking Жыл бұрын

    This looks so cool 😊😊

  • @gstatz9062
    @gstatz9062 Жыл бұрын

    Gut gemacht!

  • @Shypooper
    @Shypooper Жыл бұрын

    I freaking love this channel!

  • @user-lx9jm1wo3h
    @user-lx9jm1wo3h24 күн бұрын

    9:43 You should make a floating magnetic stand so the pokeball floats and rotates.

  • @NOXFPV
    @NOXFPV21 күн бұрын

    Liked and subbed.

  • @kurtlindner
    @kurtlindner Жыл бұрын

    Your content only gets better.

  • @rob612
    @rob612 Жыл бұрын

    I love your new video and the finishing,, i an super impressed, i was actually talking to uncle jessy in a live stream about your videos as well i hope you make more super prints and plating videos i love your work ps i bought my own plating kit because of your videos so thank you so much HEN3DRICK

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words!

  • @rob612

    @rob612

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hen3drik No thank you for your work and time and Inspiration

  • @samykamkar
    @samykamkar Жыл бұрын

    Great vid!

  • @3dhelpdesk
    @3dhelpdesk Жыл бұрын

    this is incredible.

  • @JeffRumburg-MSF-CEF
    @JeffRumburg-MSF-CEF10 ай бұрын

    Great video, love that you stress health and safety during plating.

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    10 ай бұрын

    Cannot stress enough!

  • @DerGreve
    @DerGreve Жыл бұрын

    Das ist genial!

  • @gpoleze
    @gpoleze Жыл бұрын

    Really cool stuff.

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @Snigzou
    @Snigzou Жыл бұрын

    Really beautiful results, I admire your patience. Maybe you could try doing it on ABS, and skip all the conductive paint thingy to get a perfect first conductive layer using electroless palladium deposition? That's how most plastics get their metallic shine ! I like this method as it's less labor intensive haha, you let the chemistry work its magic.

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, ABS Dotierung is super cool. I actually did some research about that but it very hard to get the chemicals and since I just want to do simple diy tutorials i think it‘s a bit over the top.

  • @Spirited282
    @Spirited282 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video, i really enjoy these

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @remotelycontrolable
    @remotelycontrolable Жыл бұрын

    wow! nice!

  • @Caleb-fm2fq
    @Caleb-fm2fq Жыл бұрын

    That red looks amazing, even through the camera. Really enjoying the content and looking to try it out for myself one day. Tschüss!

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Merci!

  • @Gavosh1977
    @Gavosh1977 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting, I have been wanting to make a few props with my 3D printer, but elecro-plating frightened me off, I am going to watch the video again and try it, thank you

  • @derekcjain
    @derekcjain10 ай бұрын

    Every project you’ve done has been a work of art

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you, I appreciate that! 😇

  • @andreasthaler7068
    @andreasthaler7068 Жыл бұрын

    Sehr cool! Tipp zur Oxidation von Kupfer ... Ich tauche die Werkstücke nach dem Galvanisieren kurz in eine Ascorbinsäurelösung. Ist eben sanft reduzierend.

  • @plasmamac
    @plasmamac Жыл бұрын

    Super 👍 gemacht

  • @johnynzunza584
    @johnynzunza5848 ай бұрын

    True alchemist!

  • @bigpoke
    @bigpoke Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this. Could find any answers online besides here!

  • @sircaptain8358
    @sircaptain8358 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible! I also had no idea you could paint acrylic on metal like that and it still shine. I wonder if this could also be a good way to get a cheaper gold metal look by just using acrylic over nickel? Can’t wait to start my journey into electroplating soon :)

  • @AlfonsoCarvallo

    @AlfonsoCarvallo

    Жыл бұрын

    What he's doing here is called a Candy Coat. It has been used in cars for ages, basically means: Silver or Chrome background with clear coats of any particular clear color on top, usually acrylic for hobby projects. Tamiya and Vallejo have both Clear colors in their range for this kind of applications. It's also super common to use either Alclad or Gaianotes chromes for the background layer as well, instead of doing Electroplating, which takes ages and it's hazardous as a process, at least more hazardous than enamel or lacquer paints.

  • @sircaptain8358

    @sircaptain8358

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AlfonsoCarvallo Interesting! For acrylic is it specifically a ‘clear’ coat version of a colour or just a regular colour sprayed thinly?

  • @shinichi10

    @shinichi10

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sircaptain8358 Tamiya sells small hobby sized bottles specifically of tinted clear colors. Ex. Clear Red, Clear Green, Clear blue. In this video he uses tamiya's clear red paint thinned down for airbrush

  • @smotardo6504

    @smotardo6504

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AlfonsoCarvallo Thanks for explaining :) So you would not recommand this for example for Mando helmet or chest plate etc? Could be result a disaster?

  • @somekid1302

    @somekid1302

    9 ай бұрын

    @@shinichi10 is it ok to use Tamiya clear over metal?

  • @yurycz8933
    @yurycz8933 Жыл бұрын

    👍Wow, exselent

  • @LuisCederborgDesign
    @LuisCederborgDesign Жыл бұрын

    At 6:19 I thought you had a baggie with a pipe and some bud 😅😂 Great video and amazing job with the pokeballs! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @RamoArt
    @RamoArt Жыл бұрын

    Very cool! If I had the supplies to do this I think I'd turn everything into silver jewelry. Imagine a cool lego brick or something in shiny silver.

  • @agepbiz
    @agepbiz Жыл бұрын

    So shiny! 🌟

  • @kurtlindner

    @kurtlindner

    Жыл бұрын

    One day... a tiny shiny plane in an egg, or shiny giant generic-building-block-not-associated-with-LEGO parrot?

  • @agepbiz

    @agepbiz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kurtlindner He did make me a gold mig-23 egg a few years ago and it is the coolest gift I have ever received 😊

  • @t.holzenhauer7097
    @t.holzenhauer7097 Жыл бұрын

    Ich finde den Prozess großartig. Vor wenigen Monaten habe ich mein Mandalorian Kostüm vervollständigt und ich bin tatsächlich geneigt das ganze nochmal zu machen und Stück für Stück die Rüstungsteile auszutauschen gegen welche mit Electroplating. Vor allem bei Cosplay mit schichtdicke ist das von Vorteil. Man kann diese wohl sehr dünn halten ohne Füllung mit nur wenigen Wänden stärke beim 3D Druck. Glasfaser innen und Elektroplating außen geben die nötige Stärke.

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Toi Toi Toi! 🙂

  • @danielresurreccion6341
    @danielresurreccion63418 ай бұрын

    That electroplated red color should be used in the next live action movie

  • @child_of_God316
    @child_of_God3169 ай бұрын

    The way you talk and the way you formulate your plans I can tell you definitely have pretty high IQ🎉

  • @TheOrganicOverdose
    @TheOrganicOverdose Жыл бұрын

    Geil! Sieht gut aus! Ich versuche einfach Molotow Chrome Farbe zu benutzen, aber diese ist eine tolle Idee. Nächstes Experiment!

  • @jangrewe
    @jangrewe Жыл бұрын

    Kaffelo? Cufalow? Oh, "Car Filler", as in Primer Filler Spray for Cars ... took me a minute ;-)

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Autokarosseriespachtelmasse :-)

  • @gunnerroo6514
    @gunnerroo651410 ай бұрын

    I'm into custom Halo figures and the visors for the helmets are typically chrome plated from the factory but customs are usually hand painted. This would be a game changer if somebody's willing to go through the carcinogenic process of making them. My brain says yes but my body says no because there's too many chemicals involved but ay thanks for the video, it was informative and entertaining.

  • @justthisguy
    @justthisguy Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! That metallic red would be perfect for an iron man helmet!

  • @christianklassig8009
    @christianklassig80097 ай бұрын

    Absolut geil! hätte ich das geld und den platz für diese sachen wäre ich das ganze wochenende nur noch damit beschäftigt

  • @user-xi3pr9ik1y
    @user-xi3pr9ik1y Жыл бұрын

    Very Good

  • @pkmnvalley
    @pkmnvalley Жыл бұрын

    Magnifique 🤩

  • @JudgeNLN
    @JudgeNLN4 ай бұрын

    As much as I love the result, the beginning line about why you like FDM over Resin (that "They're ready as soon as they come off the bed") is kind-of killed by the *entire* rest of the video. Sanding them down to remove layer lines takes probably 15-20 minutes, minimum (when you're doing the steps you listed), while Resin can be cleaned-up and cured in 10% of that time basically automatically (since many people use a Wash & Cure station of some kind that does it all for you). I love my FDM printer, but I also absolutely love the Resin printer for many things. They both serve a purpose.

  • @aosterkamp
    @aosterkamp Жыл бұрын

    Freakin awesome

  • @avenuex3731
    @avenuex3731 Жыл бұрын

    2:58 electroforming is when the metal deposited is removed from the substrate.

  • @Anim8ionManiac
    @Anim8ionManiac Жыл бұрын

    cool vid

  • @uhrmann42
    @uhrmann42 Жыл бұрын

    beeindruckend!

  • @chucknavarromark
    @chucknavarromark Жыл бұрын

    I use the same micro graphite in a mix with UHU HART and acetone (roughly 30/10/60) which worked best for me so far. Starting with 0,2V and ramping it up to 0,7V as soon an area of around 2cm in diameter is covered with copper. I had several issues with the copper paint. It clogged my airbrush quickly, then first it was too conductive so I had very low copper deposition in recessed areas and once the jar was opened and the painting exposed to the air it totally lost its conductivity after a couple of months. So i guess it has a limited shelf life once opened.

  • @abhishekmsful
    @abhishekmsful Жыл бұрын

    9:38 'soon there will be something very big again'. Watching this video in the toilet. This words strikes in a very different level😂😂

  • @deetoxvengeance
    @deetoxvengeance7 ай бұрын

    Dieses "Moin" gefolgt von einem komplett englischen Video war wunderbar. Sieht nice aus, nebenbei!

  • @alainga3883
    @alainga3883 Жыл бұрын

    Is there an alternative for the tifoo electrolyte? Here in Mexico is very hard to find or very expensive.

  • @tengkusulaiman
    @tengkusulaiman11 ай бұрын

    Hi boss. Thanks for the tips. I plan to replate my bike parts. I think it was direct steel to nickel plate. Poor factory job maybe to save cost. I will double plate with cooper then nickel.

  • @teckleongwong3912
    @teckleongwong3912 Жыл бұрын

    so complicated but really looks good.

  • @EricPham-gr8pg
    @EricPham-gr8pg4 ай бұрын

    Liquid metal dipping is cheap too but electroplating less metal need

  • @matthewsinclair8751
    @matthewsinclair87518 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for making these tutorials. I love your videos and your channel. I am going to start electroplating my own 3d prints and I would love to know more about the voltage meter that you use as well as the wand for applying the secondary chemicals. Also can the copper electrolyte be reused? I would love to know more about the electroplating part of the process. Thank you!

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you, for the power supply: any power supply that does support constant current will do the job (min 5A). The wand is just an anode with a nonwoven. The copper electrolyte regenerates by the anodes, so yeah, this is actually my first electrolyte. Still kicking.

  • @matthewsinclair8751

    @matthewsinclair8751

    8 ай бұрын

    @@hen3drik Thank you so much Hen3drik! It meant alot that you took the time. I hope to make prints as nice and clean as yours.

  • @Sweetandsourman
    @Sweetandsourman Жыл бұрын

    These are inspiring, and I’m looking to do this for cosplay soon! Something that I’m wanting to mitigate is the effect on nickel on the skin. Have you explored protective layers (for both the metal and the skin) like nickel guard?

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    Great! Use palladium instead of nickel. I don’t know how good Nickel guard works.

  • @cheeeeezewizzz

    @cheeeeezewizzz

    Жыл бұрын

    layer of a metal protectant might work as well.

  • @joshclark44
    @joshclark44 Жыл бұрын

    You should have done black metallic finish for the trim. That would be sick

  • @sophiebelle6555
    @sophiebelle6555 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome stuff! I saw your last video using graphite spray paint and was wondering how long after you sprayed the stuff on did you polish it? As I have followed your steps and am using the same stuff you are, but when I try to polish it just seems to come off slowly. Thanks again 😊

  • @hen3drik

    @hen3drik

    Жыл бұрын

    I just give it a quick polish by hand or around 1 hr in the tumbler. Not sure why it comes off. Reduce polishing time 🙂

  • @americancolor2
    @americancolor25 ай бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥

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