Bronze plating a reciver?

[Danietkissenle]

I just bought non anodized areo persion receiver set online and was wanting to get it bronze plated in stead of getting it it anodized. is that a mistake that i am going to regret later on. would the bronze plating have any advantages over the anodizing?

[kcstott]

no advantages but the thickness of the plating would screw things up.

Why not Cerokote it in a Bronze color?? that way you have no thickness layer to worry about.

[bohoki]

you mean like babyshoes?

[Danietkissenle]

im not quite sure about baby shoes. what im talking about is electroplating it like you would zinc plating on nuts and bolts except with bronze?

[kurac]

Bronze is a Copper/Tin alloy, not sure it can be applied to aluminum. If I had to guess, I would say not, probably would be some kind of dielectric effect.

[kcstott]

you mean like babyshoes?

I think he's a wee bit to young to know what that is. I still have mine.

Bronze is a Copper/Tin alloy, not sure it can be applied to aluminum. If I had to guess, I would say not, probably would be some kind of dielectric effect.

Depends on how much you want to spend. they can aluminum plate plastic so it just a matter of finding a place that can do it.

They chrome plate aluminum all the time and copper is used as the base metal.

[hamster07]

It is doable, https://www.vbd.com/noc/shop/product...&ProductID=127

[valley82]

It is doable but why?

[kcstott]

It is doable, https://www.vbd.com/noc/shop/product...&ProductID=127

Thats not bronze plated. That is silicone aluminum bronze alloy. Heavy as hell and a pain to machine.