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Mepstein, I'm sorry if I came across offended. I'm not, at all! I was trying to take advantage of your post to compliment Shaun and present my experience that DIY plating is really great for one or several pieces; but large numbers and large parts are probably best left to the professionals. BTW, I've corresponded with Shaun and he's an awfully nice guy!

I've couched my words with 'maybe' and 'possibly' because there are guys like DP and Norm who do achieve professional results. My message is that the silver zinc, which provides most of the protection, is well within the capabilities of a DIY guy, like myself. Another way to put it is,.. even I haven't been able to screw it up! ;-)

I really would encourage you to give the home-brew zinc link a try. It costs very little to create an easily stored, single bucket kit, that's quick to deploy for single pieces or small runs. It's one of those things that, after you have it, you'll wonder why you didn't do this twenty years ago,.. or thirty.