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The quality of the finish is also highly dependant on the surface of the metal or plastic you are plating on. Plating will not fill cracks in metals or cover large pitted surfaces. If you want a highly reflective finish, the surface must be highly polished before plating.

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Precision also offers a full metal polishing service to our customers. Metal polishing provides a smooth, bright and blemish free surface to plate on. It is especially important where a bright and highly reflective finish is required.

Metal polishing is very similar in concept to the polishing of timber. If you want a good quality finish, you need to sand the wood with coarse belts and step down to a very fine buff finish. It is then ready to paint or lacquer – exactly the same with metals.

Thickness Testing

To ensure your parts are plated to the correct customer specifications or the relevant Australian Standards, you need some way of measuring plating thicknesses. At Precision Plating, we have an X-Ray thickness testing machine which is used regularly to check coating thicknesses. This is also important to ensure we provide a consistent result that our customers can rely on.

The Environment

As a responsible electroplater, we believe that it’s imperative to ensure we look after the environment we live in and conserve its natural resources.

The electroplating process enhances the appearance and adds to the durability of parts, increasing their longevity. The process involves many hazardous and dangerous chemicals, which must be treated. Precision Plating has invested in an advanced treatment plant to protect our environment. Discharge from our membrane water purification plant is well below the strict requirements demanded by Australian Regulations. Water usage is also kept to a minimum through the use of this technology.

Strict maintenance procedures, routine analysis and experienced staff guarantee that we continue to provide a safer environment to live in for the future.
Precision Plating has been actively involved in many environmental initiatives through EPA Victoria and the water retailers. These include receiving a Certificate of Recognition in Resource Efficiency by the Metal Finishing Industry Program, in the Identification and Development of Prescribed Industrial Waste Reduction Opportunities Project. We also conduct feasibility studies into the recovery and reuse of chemicals whilst maintaining strong involvement with the Australasian Institute of Surface Finishing on environmental issues and cleaner production methods.

Plastics plating requires precise controls and checks and is much more involved than plating on metals. An automated plant enables reliable plating and precise time control in the tanks that each part goes through.

We can plate a range of finishes on plastic which include chrome, satin chrome, satin pearl, gold, black chrome and black sapphire.

Types of Plastic That Can Be Plated

To enable plating to adhere onto plastic, you need a special type of plastic. Generally, the type used is electroplating grade Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS). If you have plastics that are nylon or contain polycarbonate, please speak to a technical representative from Precision Plating.

Plastic parts generally need to have purpose built racks. This is to ensure they are held in the right place and they don’t warp or bend in the process.

For fast, efficient and friendly service, please contact us for all your plating on plastic requirements.

At Precision Plating, we have the capability to plate the following metals:

Please note: we are unable to plate on raw aluminum unless it is already chrome or copper plated.

A typical part can go through up to 20 different tanks in the process of transforming it from a base metal to your required finish.

For Example chrome plating a part will include the following processes:

Specifications

If you don’t have a plating specification, please advise us what application your part will be used for. We can then determine what will suit the part best. Different applications require different plating specifications. An exterior automotive grille generally requires a duplex nickel coating compared to an interior cabinet handle.

The more information you can provide us, the better the result, and the more accurate your quotation will be.

Copies of the Surface Finishing Industry Standards may be obtained from
SAI Global, the distributors of Australian Standards.

We specialise in high quality finishes for a diverse range of clientele from the plumbing, hardware, automotive and jewellery industries to name a few. In choosing Precision Plating, you have access to the largest range of decorative plating finishes in Australia.

We have 3 main plating plants, a metal polishing shop and an in-house laboratory making us the one-stop shop when it comes to decorative metal finishing.

Precision Plating maintains ISO9001:2008 accreditation and are heavily involved with the AISF (Australian Institute of Surface Finishing).

The Precision Plating team have an abundance of experience in the electroplating industry and with our expert consultation, you can be confident to get your project right the first time.

If we can assist you in your polishing and plating requirements, click contact us or phone us to arrange an appointment.