The end result is great!!!! The Nickel really makes it shine! It will oxidise over time (as does Zinc)! I found it painfully time consuming doing that MVS 4 slot shell - on something so large it just took forever... As per my Discord comment - be careful to avoid stainless steel (aligator clips are made of that) or you get Chromium released - and always check what gases might be produced too.

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Gadget! As someone I loom up to, for me that is high praise :-) Yes, making sure the crock clips arent touching the fluid is a major point and agree that you need to be careful of the gasses. In such a small jar with my front and back windows open, it was more the overpowering smell of vinegar that was the issue! Will need to try a much larger part at some point as I believe you will either need a huge thin, verticle tub with long nickel electrodes for best results or use a standard large tub and get the ends coated well and the center almost not at all...

my country have nickel ore deposit but its on other island. youtube is amazing

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Glad you found the video! Hopefully it will be fairly cheap for you to buy making this a more cost effective option 😀 And yes, KZread can be amazing indeed! Just be careful what you search for though... 😉

What a cool experiment! Definitely saving this one in the 'liked' folder for when I try this out for myself. Thanks for sharing!

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Cheers! If you do try it out, please let me know how you get on as always good to hear how others got on 😃

Wow, thanks for introducing me to this, I hadn't seen this used before to restore metal parts on old machines: it's the new retrobrighting! I think that Commodore RF mod top cover looked amazing, defo worth it, would love to see it back on the board.

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Same here! I just thought, how can I salvage these and went for it 😉 I'll be honest and say I didnt spent too long polishing the top cover and recon I couldve got it much shinier if Id tried. However that would take it way past the authentic, original look and why I didnt polish the rest as much. As for seeing it back on the C64C, editing the video now for (hopefully) posting this week!

Very nice chap, that's definately useful for cartridge guards etc 👍

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

There are so many possibilities! Most steel parts are coated so theres no reason not to try and salvage them. Results will vary dependi g o starti g condition but why not try 😀

12:08 the solution to even plating from all sides is to have not one but at least 3 positive electrodes around the container.

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, definitely. I ended up with two but I think a larger container with more is the way to go. However for the small scale I did, I still am amazed at the results :-)

the coppers also better conducting into the solution. it's possible to put heatshrink tubing on it to avoid it conducting from there (not all the way of it obv it needs to conduct to the part) or really any tubing will increase the distance from the copper hanger even if the solution can get into the tubing nice results!

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Good shout on that, thanks! Hadn't though of that... doh!

I've been wanting to do this for a while, it's on my ever increasing video list. I'll definatly be referring back to this if i do it.

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Its much easier than I expected and the results are really astounding. I have to re emphasise that the parts to be cleaned have to be super clean as I found out!

Food for thought. Although I'm not sure I'm going to try it!

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

I agree its not for everyone and also depe ds just how picky you want to be with a restoration. Cleani g and silver paint would be adequate in a lot of situations where the parts are hidden or not easily seen for e ample.

That turned out really well, I don't ever think that I've seen a retro channel cover this before. I've got an Atari 7800 with very shabby shielding that could use this (I'd probably need to setup a bathtub of solution to fit it in though). Excellent information nonetheless, bookmarked. I'm sure that It'll come in handy in the future ;)

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked the video! Using a larger storzge tub should be fine, though you may need a larger container to pour it into if you want to seal it up for later use. Or many smaller ones!

Fascinating video!

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! This is what happens when a) you try to salvage as much as possible from a machine and b) try things just for the fun of it!

Wow they turned out great .. Great video .Very well put together. keep up the great work :) .... I mite try it one day

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Had never done anything pike this before so just went for it. So glad they came out like they did as they set the C64C off nicely!

@8BitRetroReFix

9 ай бұрын

@RetroKrazy it would be a great way to restore the old joysticks that have mechanical switches, too ..

For me, you're the first person from the retro scene I've seen do something like this. Great idea! Neatly executed :) Would it make sense to rinse in a new container with distilled water after the hydrochloric acid? I don't want to catch the "dirt" from the first rinse again. ❤

@RetroKrazy

9 ай бұрын

Thanks :) I just wanted to try and salvage as much as possible, while keeping it looking good and as original as possible! I thought as it's really only diluting the acid to rinse it away, I decided against it. The parts still came out very well I think, though can try different methods of rinse in my own time and if I get any different results, I can do a follow up video.