Nickel Electroplating in the Home Shop - A Shocking Way to Prevent Rust!

Today, we're trying out nickel electroplating for the first time in the home shop. We're going to nickel plate the mild steel rack storage pins we made in a previous video so they won't rust, tarnish, or corrode in the coming years. Nickel Electroplating turns out to be a very simple process, involving vinegar, salt, nickel, and electricity. For a total amateur, it turned out great.

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00:00 Intro
01:18 What is electroplating?
02:18 Making the nickel acetate solution
06:29 Test plating a wire
07:58 Preparing parts for plating
08:54 Electroplating steel parts
10:11 Initial results
11:26 Buffing the plated parts
12:11 Examining the results
12:57 Conclusions

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