Product Description
The great new way to brush plate small parts
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Using The Caswell Plug N Plate Brush Plating Kit
Read An Article From Mac Life Magazine On Plating An iPod Using Our Plug N' Plate® Kits (372 KB PDF)
Read the Instruction Manual Here
4 Simple Steps To Brush Plate Your Small Parts
1. Plug In The Adapter | ![]() |
2. Clip the Black Lead To The Part | ![]() |
3. Soak The Wand With Bandage In the Solution | ![]() |
4. Brush The Wand Over The Cleaned Part | ![]() |
Plug N' Plate® is a new concept in plating small parts. Our unique mains power pack supplies just the right amount of power allowing you to brush, and in some situations, dip plate your smaller components.
The Plug N' Plate® system will also allow you to patch repair areas where the original plating has worn away.
Plug N' Plate® is ideal for vintage vehicle restorers, antique collectors and dealers, and small workshops doing prototype work.
What could be simpler? The Plug N' Plate® wand is attached to the red plug on the Power Pack, and the alligator clip is attached to the work-piece. The end of the wand is covered in an absorbent bandage, which is soaked in the plating solution for a few seconds.
By simply stroking the part with swift brush strokes, the circuit is closed and the plating metal bearing solution goes to work, depositing its beautiful layer onto the object.
Plug N' Plate® is perfect for gold plating car emblems. Simply strip the chrome off with Chrome Stripper, then apply the gold. Full instructions are included.
Plug N' Plate® may be applied onto most metals. To see which kit plates onto which metal, read our instruction booklet. To plate onto Stainless Steel, use the Plug N' Plate® Copper system. When gold plating onto stainless, apply our Stainless Steel Activator For Gold with a stainless wand and 4.5V power pack, then you may gold plate directly onto the stainless part.
Aluminum can be plated with the Acid Copper Plug N Plate system, after prepping your part with Zincate.
Plastic parts can also be plated with our Acid Copper Plug N Plate system after painting with conductive paint and swabbed with Tinning Solution.
* - Manufacturer Direct Pricing. Plug N' Plate® is a registered trademark of Caswell Inc.
Plug N Plate Silver Kit Contains:
- 1 x Plug N' Plate® 1.7V Power Supply
- 1 x 4oz Silver Solution
- 1 x Stainless Steel Brush Plating Wand
- 1 x Wand Bandage
- 1 x Instruction Booklet
- Free Technical Support
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Recommended Skill Level
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Beginner level products can and should be used by anybody, including those who consider themselves not crafty, handy or hands on. Most beginner level products can be used out of the box and can expect results within minutes. It is always important to read the product instructions and description on the web site before use, for example, nearly all of our plating kits require a polished and clean surface before plating.
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Pretty Great
My brother really loved this kit!
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Pretty Great
My brother really loved this kit!
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Pretty Great
My brother really loved this kit!
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Does an awesome job and so easy to use!
I purchased my first Plug N' Plate Silver Plating kit at the beginning of 2015. I had recently become slightly obsessed with purchasing vintage and antique silverplate pieces on eBay and had noticed the obvious correlation between price and perceived flaws such as plate wear and nicks of missing plate on items. After a cursory google search on how to repair plating at home, I was led to the Caswell Plating site's section of Plug N' Plate kits. Given the general lack of enthusiasm for any other methods I looked into, it was a no-brainer for me to give the kit a try. It arrived quickly and well packaged, and the instructions were clear and easy to follow. I was a bit discouraged by smutting at first, but soon found my "groove" leading an absolute beginner like myself at the time being able to restore beautiful old pieces easily and at an amazing price point! I recently purchased a new kit after my first one was damaged during a move and it's just as awesome as the first one! I highly recommend this kit to anyone wanting to easily spot plate items at home without the cost and dangerous chemicals needed to use other methods. Thank you Caswell Plating!
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Great silver plating kit
Probably the best brush silver plating kit on the market. Very easy to use with good results. Thank you very much
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Excellent product--great results!
I used this to do some touch ups on a silver plated trumpet that had some burn throughs in the silver. This was really easy to use, and it made a seamless repair. What a great value for an excellent product! Highly recommended!
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great kit
This kit is great, worked on my trumpet and it looks like new again. I highly recommend. To any one who has a silver trumpet with worn spot on it or mouth piece
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Fast and easy!!
I use the PLUG N' PLATE for silver on HF amateur radio amplifier tank circuits. Just follow the simple directions in the video and your results will look amazing! Within 15 minutes of opening the package, my parts were plated and installed back into the unit. Again, just follow the simple instructions ( have toothpaste at the ready, and you will have beautiful silver plated tank coils As soon as I finish this review, I will be ordering more of the silver plating solution, as well as a copper and gold kit! If you are "on the fence" about getting this system, please take my word for it IT WORKS GREAT !
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Fast and easy!!
I purchased the PLUG N PLATE for silver, to plate the tank components in amateur radio amplifiers. This process is so quick and easy that I had my parts plated and installed within 15 minutes of opening the package! Just follow the instructions ( have your toothpaste at the ready) and enjoy!
Important Information
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.