Do a Google search for Bronzing and you will come up over two million instances of the word. But we are the only Company in Australia that are specialists in the Bronzing and Electroplating of just about anything you can think of that is not steel, As we are not setup for metal.

With over 40 years experience in the Bronzing field we are the largest electroplaters creating master pieces from just about any item you can name. Any personalized item or object of yours or a loved one can be coated in bronze, silver or gold format limited only by your imagination. It is true that the most ordered Personalized Items are and have always been related to babies, birthdays, weddings and retirement. Although we never get tired of bronzing baby shoes, dummies, pieces of wedding cake we also receive on a regular basis orders for the bronzing of worn out shoes, dog collars and leads, casts of hands and torsos. Truly the list is endless.you name it we can bronze it.

The process covers either wholly or partially, in a protective coating of metal, an item or combination of items. This will either preserve for all time the essence and memory associated with the item or will beautify the item by altering all or part of its surface appearance. The metal coating can be bronze, silver or gold and can be given an antique look depending on the creative choices you make.

Anything can be Bronzed.
1. Baby's dummy
2. Baby Shoes
3. Ballet Shoes
4. The Football boots or Netball Shoes that you won the Championship with.
5. The pen you chewed mightily to get through that last school exam
6. Roses or flower's from your wedding bouquet
7. Wedding shoes
8. Champagne bottle or part of a bottle, maybe a cork that reminds you of a special occasion.
9. Sugar decorations from a wedding cake
10. Insects, crustaceans, leeks, garlic cloves and so on

We also create "one off" corporate awards and capture personalized impressions of your company. The bronzing process protects for all time your special memories and mementoes.

Basically this is How it Happens

The procedure used when plating plastic and fiberglass and any other non-conductive items entails thorough cleaning, smoothing and repairing of any cracks and scratches.
The items are then covered with a special conductive gold coating and allowed to dry.
Areas that don't require plating can be left uncoated with a special non-conductive paint applied to prevent the plating from occurring in that area.

1. Every plastic or fiberglass car part that is sent in for electroplating is evaluated to determine exactly what process will be used. This is decided predominantly by the type of material the quality and condition of the surface.

2. The parts are stripped using a caustic or solvent mix to remove any paint or other unwanted debris from the surface. Once again this is decided predominantly by the type of material

3. After stripping, the components are checked for damage and repaired where necessary. This includes filling gaps or reconstructing missing parts- This is a huge job for some items.

4. Any areas which do not require plating are then carefully masked off with a tape.

5. Electrodes are placed to ensure an even coating across the plating surface. Placement is critical to protect against build-ups in some areas and an uneven finish overall

6. The parts are now coated with three layers of primer to ensure adhesion of the conductive paint to applied later. (Both the primer and the conductive paint are formulated in-house)

7. After the primer is allowed to dry overnight, three coats of conductive paints are then applied and given 24 hours to dry completely.

8. The components are then placed into a copper plating tank for eight to nine hours where it is gently agitated to obtain an even coating of copper that's 50-250 microns thick, depending upon material and application.

9. The next step is to place it in the nickel tank for approximately one hour to achieve a coating of nickel 20-30 microns thick.

10. The thinnest layer is actually the chrome itself, which is added as the last step in the process.

NOTE:
The finished items look every bit as good as it would have when first produced, and is a huge improvement on the pitted and faded parts which were sent in originally