plating xmas balls

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Original poster: "Robert Jones" <alwynj48-at-earthlink-dot-net> 



Hi all,

Xmas decorations now fill the shops. I have seen silver 8-inch diameter 
globes, which are probably aluminum coated plastic. Discharges strip the 
coating. Now if I could metal plate one it may make a nice topload for a 
small coil. I know its possible to plate almost any metal on any other but 
some processes require nasty chemicals. The only simple solution I could 
think of was ammoniacal copper. It will deposit copper and will not disolve 
the alluminium. Anyboby else got any suggestions involving readily 
available chemicals and anode material. Chrome would be nice.

Bob