Metal plating options?

[Selair_Chapman]

Curious who in Canada might do titanium nitride "faux gold" plating? I am looking to go full crazy on a rifle barrel/action and all exposed furniture. Barreled action is about 38"
Cheers!

 

[DANS40X]

PVD
DLC

no build up like any plating process & as hard as woodpecker lips!

 

[ted_dent]

PVD
DLC

no build up like any plating process & as hard as woodpecker lips!

Now that's funny.

 

[Selair_Chapman]

Suggestions as to who can do this in CAN?

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Sadam, is that you ?

Griz

 

[Selair_Chapman]

The OG Hussein himself.

 

[Ed Smurf]

No, I think it's Muammar.

 

[Selair_Chapman]

This but not this. Wish it could be this.

 

[blargon]

I prefer more engraving/texture on any gold firearms...

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[trevj]

Curious who in Canada might do titanium nitride "faux gold" plating? I am looking to go full crazy on a rifle barrel/action and all exposed furniture. Barreled action is about 38"
Cheers!

Talk to any nearby Tool and Cutter Grinding shops to see who they use. As I understand the process, they put the parts in a vac chamber, pull it down as low as they can, and run a high amp current through the material to be deposited, and the parts that are in contact with their holders are shielded from the spray.

Guys have built their own rigs for sputtering (that's the name of the process) silver on to home ground telescope mirrors.

Finding an outfit that will do that on gun stuff is like to be a PITA. Or maybe not, but I'd expect it to be.

If you don't mind spending, Caswell Plating Supply will sell you a brush plating kit that you can DIY the gun in real gold. They have a Canadian outlet.

They also sell kits for electroless nickel, as used on a lot of older guns.

Even finding a chrome shop is a hard search. One that will touch guns, even harder. Chrome shop work is dirty and lots of crappy chemistry is involved, so you end up with a lot of guys working in them that are not allowed to touch a gun anyways...

 

[Selair_Chapman]

Great info! Thanks trevj!

 

[trevj]

Welcome!

Best of luck, too!

 

[crocty]

I remember some time ago that this was offered by SJ Hardware. They are a sponsor here.

 

[guntech]

If they are doing it to a firearm they are required to have a federal firearms business license.

 

[Janeau]

I used the hard chrome kit and it work very well. Gold should not be a problem.
For parts like the size of a 1911 slide, it work. I have not used it on bigger parts.

https://www.caswellcanada.ca/plating/

 

[JohnnyPython]

When I was in industry, we used Exactatherm and Atlantic Heat treating for titanium nitriding. Give them a ring.

 

[quinnbrian]

I used the hard chrome kit and it work very well. Gold should not be a problem.
For parts like the size of a 1911 slide, it work. I have not used it on bigger parts.

https://www.caswellcanada.ca/plating/

This web site has a lot of different plating kits, or dipping kit etc. Very nice! But did anyone see a bluing kit ( hot bluing) . But like I said nice to be able to buy in Canada! And not have to wait to see if it clears customs, or they just keep it and send you a letter.
Cheers