Electroplate exhaust tips ??

[Wil Ferch]

....can stainless steel exhaust tips be electroplated black ?

If so, can the tips ( mine are welded-on) be kept on the car during the process? You see so many Lexus' and such with their brand name badges electroplated gold ( probably done "in-place" without removing the emblems)....just wondering.

Wil

[RickM]

Almost all electroplating is done by dipping in a solution where currenty is applied and either a electro/chemical reaction creates a by-product that is deposited onto the metal or where one part of the solution is deposited. (You probably know this already )

I don't see how this can be done practically when attached to a car.

To turn steel black you have to go with black oxide or parkerizing. Perhaps there's some type of black chrome that would work.

[RickM]

Maybe if you tilt your car back far enough you can dip your tips into this...... http://www.eastwood.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=251&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=plating

Don't know how it'll hold up in the heat though.

(But this doesn't answer your original question as this isn't electroplating)

[Wil Ferch]

As a further "help" along the lines of my original question.. I believe there were home-brew kits that could work along these lines ( gold plating car badges, and such)...that I thought might work for these tips if available in black. If so, there's then the pro option done in someone's shop....

Just wondering aloud ......

Wil