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Zinc plating arround Dublin

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  • 08-02-2016 4:48pm
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    superfly35
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭


    Hi lads,

    I am looking for a place who we do zinc plating, I am refurbishing few thing on my car and I would like to give it some shinny stuff.

    Thanks


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    w124man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭w124man


    Sprint Coatings in Ballycoolin.


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    superfly35
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭superfly35


    w124man wrote: »
    Sprint Coatings in Ballycoolin.

    I will make them a call tomorow and see what the story is.


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    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    w124man wrote: »
    Sprint Coatings in Ballycoolin.

    Are you sure...???


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    w124man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭w124man


    Yes. They use a company in Lurgan to do the plating and Sprint do the rest and if its galvanising you're after then look no further!


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    T5180
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭T5180


    There is a huge difference between Zinc Plating and Galvanising , the latter involves high temperatures and is generally used for fabricated steel items . Two other companies that might be worth a call are Graph Engineering in Glasnevin and Schlotter in Co. Kildare .


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    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    w124man wrote: »
    Yes. They use a company in Lurgan to do the plating and Sprint do the rest and if its galvanising you're after then look no further!

    Rang them out of curiosity...after several attempts to pronounce the word "zinc" to the receptionist :rolleyes:...i finally got through to a chap that told me they dont zinc plate, nor did he know of anyone who did it...fyi...


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    T5180
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    As I said there is a huge difference between Galvanising and Zinc plating and the companies you contacted are Galvanising specialists.
    Galvanising is basically dipping a component in a bath of molten metal and then allowing the excess to drip off . Zinc plating is electroplating using and anode and cathode in a bath with a very low current passed through an electrolyte .
    Have you considered using a Zinc plating kit at home ? The kits are not expensive especially if it is something you will use on an ongoing basis and the results are very impressive .There are a few companies in the UK who supply a range of electroplating kits .


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    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    T5180 wrote: »
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    Have you considered using a Zinc plating kit at home ? .

    PITA ...i bought a kit from Caswell..it did work but you really need a barrel to do it properly imo...


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    alastair
    Registered Users Posts: 19,307 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    The plating kits are fine for smaller pieces tbh. I zinc plated a fuel rail, injector collars, rad cap, and other assorted bits and bobs in the engine bay, and it worked out well using buckets and basins - even the fuel rail that had to be rotated and run through the process twice on account of it's size.


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