Message #97036

[necroscope]

Not relavant to your question nino but Here is some interesting information on nickel plating nino,if you decide to go that way according to the article  the desired finish can be obtained with using 2-3 finishes overlapping.i doubt a painted finish will hold up with the constant ball wear.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j6yitnDWd7IC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=what+plating+is+used+for+trophys&source=bl&ots=mebw0RwuB_&sig=UrSorPjnrtYORtE7UXe_qmN0xJI&hl=en&ei=3yCnTp3GBOOwiQe5gpSjDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

I have a Nickel plating bath in my garage, but it won't be able to successfully plate a part this size. I would have to take to a Business that does the plating for me. But I'm curious as to why I should have to plate it - as the finish looks like it was originally painted.

Bit hard for me to tell from the photo whether it's plated or not,but from the photo it looks a similar finish to a couple of greyhound trophy's i have seen,and i have been reading up on the different plate techniques used for trophy's as the finishes on some of the trophys i have would look great on a pinball.sorry to post in your thread mate.