Product Description
Cobalt Plating Kit
Looks Like Chrome - Not A Yellow Nickel!
Hard Like Chrome - Tougher Than Nickel!
Keeps Its Shine - Just Like Chrome!
One coat system - eliminates 2 steps!
No Batteries, Rectifiers or Other Power Sources Required
Plates Many Metals - All Steels, Irons, Copper, Brass, Bronze, Titanium, Lead Free Solders, and Nickel Alloys. Pot Metal with Flash Copper. Aluminum With Zincate Pretreatment.
Our Electroless Cobalt Plating Kit operates in exactly the same manner as our Electroless Nickel kits. The kit gives the plate a dazzling chrome look and imparts more hardness to the surface, without any hazardous materials. Applied to a previously polished surface and then buffed lightly, the finish will match most commercial chrome plated pieces.
When electroless plating, you may not plate any item that has a surface area exceeding the maximum load of the bath. The maximum load is 30 sq. in./quart of plating bath. Refer to the table below.
Kit Size | Maximum Load (largest size part) | Approx Total Surface Area Available @ 0.0005" |
Mini | 75 sq in. | 132 sq in. |
Standard | 150 sq in. | 264 sq in. |
Deluxe | 300 sq in. | 528 sq in. |
Jumbo | 600 sq in. | 1056 sq in. |
After making up the initial solution, each kit can be replenished with the included replenisher chemical, to a maximum of 10 times. After 10 times, the bath must be disposed and a fresh bath made. Based on the size of the kit, each kit will plate a certain amount of surface area. Refer to the table below. Replenishment chemicals can be purchased separately.
We recommend electroless plating for small parts, or when plating inside tubes or heavily recessed areas. For larger parts, use our Reprochrome® system.
Deluxe Kit (Makes 2.5 Gals):
- 1 x 15.5 Qt Glass Lined Tank (14" dia x 10")
- Thermometer
- Mist Control Balls
- Cobalt Concentrate - part A 32 oz
- Cobalt Concentrate - part B 48 oz
- Cobalt Concentrate - part C 32 oz
- END Plate out disposal concentrate 4 oz
- 8 Steel Plate Out Pads
- Measuring cup
- The Caswell Plating Manual
- Free Technical Support
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Additional Equipment May Be Required
For Our Tank Plating Kits:
- Copper Pipe for tank bar
- Copper Wire to hang items
- Small amount of electrical wire to make connections
- DC Power Supply - Included In Some Kits. Check kit contents on web site
- Optional Rinse Tanks (or rinse over the plating tanks with a water bottle)
- Other minor household items may be required, such as gloves, water etc.
For Our Anodizing Kits:
- DC Power Supply (Standard Kit Only)
- 1 Gal Battery Acid
- Dyes (if desired)
- Optional Rinse Tanks (or rinse over the plating tanks with a water bottle)
- Other minor household items may be required, such as gloves, water etc.
Learn More Before Buying
You can purchase our Caswell Plating Manual and learn how to use the kits, before purchasing a kit. Simply Order Here. When you are ready to buy, we will discount the price of the kit.
Already Have Our Plating Manual?
If you are ordering a plating kit that contains our Plating Manual, and you already have our Plating Manual, you can remove it from all kits that contain it and save $30 per kit. Just use Coupon Code NOMANUAL in your Shopping Cart at checkout.