Electroplating

Bright Zinc Electroplating

Bright Zinc electroplating is the process of electrodepositing Zinc onto Mild Steel or Iron parts. The main benefits of Zinc Plating are that it offers corrosion resistance as it is a sacrificial coating in that the zinc coating slowly corrodes over time protecting the steel/iron part underneath. The other main benefit is that the coating itself improves the look of the base metal as clear zinc plating has a bright silver/blue appearance.

All items being electroplated are vapour blasted beforehand to ensure corrosion is removed and leave items with as smooth a finish as possible.

This corrosion resistance can be greatly improved if utilised with the galvanising service to ensure there is a much thicker coating of zinc applied to the substrate prior to the electroplating taking place as standard Zinc thickness is 5-8µm but we can apply larger deposits should it be required.