Gsinill
08-28-2016, 12:39 PM
Apparently it is not possible to chrome over existing chrome.
Now, and this might be a silly question, what makes a layer of chrome "existing"?
If I start chrome plating on a part that has only a layer of nickel, through the electrolytical process thin layers of chrome will be added cumulatively.
So generally speaking, new layers are added to an already "existing" layer as long as the electrolysis is going.
What is different when this process is interrupted and another chroming process starts?
I get it that some metals oxidize so quickly, that is impossible to add to it after the initial electrolysis, but chrome?
Kinda on topic since I am finishing up my lugs as we speak...
Now, and this might be a silly question, what makes a layer of chrome "existing"?
If I start chrome plating on a part that has only a layer of nickel, through the electrolytical process thin layers of chrome will be added cumulatively.
So generally speaking, new layers are added to an already "existing" layer as long as the electrolysis is going.
What is different when this process is interrupted and another chroming process starts?
I get it that some metals oxidize so quickly, that is impossible to add to it after the initial electrolysis, but chrome?
Kinda on topic since I am finishing up my lugs as we speak...