Hi
I wonder if there are devices for galvanizing or nickel coating of fire arms to buy. TIA
Danny

Danny--

Galvanizing is not suitable for firearms use at all. It's zinc based and pretty fragile as well as ugly with a poor "feel"

Plating is an electrical process and is available from Brownell's in a small kit form for triggers, hammers, and other small parts but to do a whole gun you'd need a larger power source, chemicals, tanks and a LOT of envioromental permits and licenses.

There's a a lot of pollution involved with all plating processes and most local governments control it tightly.

http://www.electroplating-electroplating.com/ Don't know a thing about them, but they were easy to find. Galvanizing on a gun? What application?

[ 05-16-2003, 16:57: Message edited by: 8MM OR MORE ]

Hello Danny - I would only consider electroless nickel plating. It gives a near impervious coating (no porosity - we used it all metalwork on underwater mines to prevent corrosion problems), coats evenly all the way down threaded holes and barrel bores. You can treat it to end up with a hardness of 1000 Hv (> 70 Rc).

No high tech equipment needed. I believe that it can also be colored black - but I'm not sure on that one.

cheers edi