Jeweler here, red sharpie is all you need to protect from color change when plating

Honestly, I've seen worse from people who have plated jewellery for years. This is really good, especially for your first time!!

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks - and thanks for being an ear I could bend.

You'd ought to be thrilled with that result! That's fantastic for your first time gold plating.

Been wanting to know how this works for a long time. Thanks for making it simple to understand.

Impressive very impressive..... Thank you for sharing your Spartan Medallion is a work of art. 👍👍👍

You make it look so easy. Thank you for sharing your research!

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

With the right equipment and following a simple set of rules, it really was simple 😁

Seriously impressed! Thank you for the video,

@vogman

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Omg love your sense of humor.

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Well that's two of us now buddy 😁😁😁

Great result Geoff! Yet another hobby I want to try! Electroplating stuff! Pretty soon the family will be too scared to stand still too long, else they get electroplated!

Amazing video been waiting for something like this from you buddy fingers crossed you will do a video on patina on silver on how to achieve different colours like gray black blue purple and yellows. Glad you push to not plate the fuul push really enjoyed this video.

Good work, Goeff. I respect your desire to have your large shiny helmet stand out from the crowd.

You are definitely the only man I have said this to, but I really really love your helmet. It came out perfectly ✌️

@johngrant5749

3 ай бұрын

But did it go in perfectly?🤔

Wow! That looked remarkably easy to achieve. I hope you didn't cut out all the failures. I'd love to try this sometime in the future (when funds allow) I've done a very agricultural method of nickel plating in the past with decent results. But I'm not a jewelry guy, just interested in the whole process. Great video, cheers!

wonderfully done!!!

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks

That looks amazing!! So cool

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Been wanting to know how this is done thank you Geoff!!! ❤

@vogman

2 ай бұрын

Glad I could help 😁😁😁

That looks bloody good! Please create more content showing the use of platting!

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Hopefully so 😁

Wow !!... You must be thrilled with the expertise you've managed to build over a not so long period of time... Results are outstanding. Fun to see a channel growing from "dunno if it's gonna work" straight to "expert"... Congrats man 👌🏻👏🏻

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

I'd never claim to be an expert, but thanks 😁

Great results

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks 😁

Me dejaste loco con este tutorial ,eres la bomba cuando hoy tu voz sabia que eras el de los Mods del Skyrim. Me suscribo ya.

@vogman

2 ай бұрын

Muchas gracias 😁

Well done m8, this is called flash plating - I remember how excited I was when I did my first piece. BTW don't use nail varnish as you will contaminate your solution. Enjoy the world of deadly chems😎

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😁

I have been wanting to do nickle plating for a while, but all the sets i have looked into appear clunky and difficult to use. This, however, looks like a nice entry level set up to jump in and learn with. Thanks for sharing you experience!!

so this kit comes with nothing. Just the rectifier which is available on Amazon for $80 and a heater? You have to buy all that other stuff? Where is the value in paying $600 for a $80 dc power station? Because that is all a plating rectifier is. I'm sorry but this is a disservice to devoted fans like me.

That was awesome! Was the footage of the gold plating real time? If so that was fast. Would love to see you plate a resin print with this kit.

wow that was quick.. i did not think it was going to be that fast to plate it.. great video matey.. hope you are well my good man :)

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

It genuinely is as fast as you'd see. Within 10 seconds the coating is obvious. The longer you leave it, the thicker and darker it gets.

@TKs3DPrints

3 ай бұрын

@@vogman nice... i can see some 3d prints somehow getting a coating i am sure you will find a way. :)

I was wondering about Plating things at home. (3d prineded stuff to look more metalic) This video is a big help :D

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

No worries. I hope to be having a go at coating some 3D prints soon 😁

@4bonq2

3 ай бұрын

@@vogmanGreat! Thanks for the heads-up :)

Nice!

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

That did seem way easier then some of the videos I have seen. I wondered how you would get the helmet only and I love the use of stuff from around the house. Well done. #LLVM

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. It was easier than I expected it to be. 😁

Great video

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I own a few Pepe products. Can recommend.

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

I've been very impressed with the brand. Thanks for your share.

You came a long way since the days you started videos with lost PLA castings, Congrats on your newly found gold plating abilities, I'm sure it will be a game changer. EDIT: I see you offer stl for the pendent, but i really think with your silver casting and now gold plating, you should offer the pendants fully finished.

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I've tried selling my castings in the past and by the time you factor in postage, time and manufacturing expenses, I was earning about as much as I make selling the STL 😁

Hello Vogman! I am keen to follow in your "gold-plating over silver" footsteps, however I have a question if you don't mind.. Do you need a nickle substrate first? I am wondering if you would agree with a google search i did suggested the following... "All gold plating on silver requires an “underplate”. Usually nickel but I believe that palladium works but is more expensive. The problem is not the wear but the silver oxidation will show through the gold plating."

Pepe! 🐸

Could you gold plate a watch body for me? Since my dad passed away I have wanted to restore his watch, it’s a simple SEIKO watch. I have it all polished and ready to go. Sadly here in Switzerland they charge 800chf at my local gold store. I’m not ready to buy a kit for just the one watch. If you could help please let me know. Thanks, Ian.

I was looking at getting the plating pen, can seem to pick them up for around £40.00 on eBay, the reason for that is :- I was thinking you might not have to faf about with the covering of parts that aren't needed. but that worked brilliantly 👍

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

I have a pen plating system here I haven't tried yet. Looking forward to it 😁

@PBRJOHN684

3 ай бұрын

@@vogman i look forward to seeing the video, as I haven't tried mine either been to afraid to

Very nice, Next plating a 3d print?

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I hope to be plating some 3D prints soon

The anode is still sacrificial, it's just the solution that might not pick the oxides up.

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input

Will any old permanent marker work to block the plating?

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

In theory, yes. It blocks the path of the electrons. A lot of guys use Sharpies rather than those expensive pro pens. I went with my CD marker pens as then had nice fine nibs.

can you just not use a bench power surply

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Possibly. Some use batteries. But control and safety are major issues that this device does bring to the table.

I used to do plating in the navy we had to lock up gold plating product.

30-03-2024 Wow super

Hi vogman!!!

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

Hey buddy!!!

@nevet1212

3 ай бұрын

This was super cool!

Will this work on any metal?

@peterkiss1204

3 ай бұрын

Some might be a pain in the arse like aluminium.

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

In theory ANY material that is conductive can be coated. However, some materials will work better than others and I've no doubt some will need a fair bit of experimentation.

@mikefritz9631

3 ай бұрын

@@peterkiss1204 that’s what I was thinking as well. I have a custom bike shop and this would be an awesome service to add for customers

there is a much easier method i use is by chroming with chemicals by spray if you can do a video on it i can help

That power supply looks a little on the cheap side, a shame the need to run the heater prevents using cheaper (but better quality) buck converters.

@vogman

3 ай бұрын

I'll admit the plastic does give it a cheap look, but it's a capable bit of kit. Power is only part of it... control and safety are much more important. Then there's the extra features which, I confess, allude me at the moment... but it's nice to know they're there in case I actually need them one day 😁

@MickTee2k

3 ай бұрын

@@vogman Indeed. If it works, it works. As an electrician, (reach out if you need help with any of the terminology or concepts involved) I can say that the safety aspect is important. It is the mains going into the rectifier that is the bit that is the most dangerous and the bit the cheap units cut the most corners on. I would assume that heater that's in a conductive solution is on mains voltage? I'd personally feel much safer with a hotplate and better quality power supply. I recommend an old laptop power supply and an ebay "Buck converter" as a power source - cheap, and safe, and just as many adjustments for when you need them.