Author Topic: Stern Quicksilver High End Restoration  (Read 13474 times)

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Re: Stern Quicksilver High End Restoration
« Reply #15 on: May 08, 2020, 04:00:43 PM »
You’ve done a great job on the nickel again and that vinyl recovering looks great I bet that’s taken some practice to get that right


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It is Zinc plating. Nickel is brighter and more difficult to work with as you need industrial chemicals to strip the old nickel. Pinball machines were originally Zinc plated, which is a thinner plating. People who nickel plate assemblies etc are wasting their time as it affects moving parts due to slightly changing the dimensions. Zinc plating takes practice, but the results are amazing if you are patient and willing to learn. The only issue I've ever had is plating Stern parts. You need room and no kids / animals running around, but it is well worth not taking parts to a plater that could get lost !
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