Our G.S.P Hobby Series Gold and Silver Pen Plating Kit is a specially adapted version of the G.S.P Portal Gold and Silver Pen Plating Kit. This hobbyist kit offers the same high-quality equipment found in the professional Portal Kit, but features our unique, cyanide free G.S.P Hobby Series 24K Gold Plating Solution, as well as G.S.P Hobby Series Nickel and Copper Strike Plating Solutions. These solutions do not have the purchase restrictions associated with the professional-use-only versions, making the kit ideal for home hobbyists, jewellery students, and other non-professional users.
The kit is designed for precise, detailed work on small areas and is safe to use on moisture-sensitive items. It is suitable for plating sewn-in metal features on handbags, such as eyelets, zippers, badges, or other attachments. Additionally, users can plate coins, buckles, or repair small areas of worn plating on jewellery items like rings. Pen plating offers excellent control, allowing users to accurately add plated accents to specific areas.
This kit represents an outstanding choice for those interested in entry-level electroplating on a budget. It is perfect for anyone wishing to experiment with basic plating. The kit includes a range of benefits and comes complete with high-quality preparation materials, plating solutions, polishes, an economy 0.6A Portable Plating Plug suitable for light use, and an easy-to-use pen plating wand with nibs, all offered at a competitive price.
The G.S.P Hobby Series Gold and Silver Pen Plating Kit enables users to apply a 24k gold or silver finish over a variety of small items made from metals including stainless steel, copper, brass, nickel, gold (any carat), and white gold.
Now also includes sample size 10ml Palladium Plating Solution to enable users to plate successfully over silver items.
Please note:
This kit is not suitable for general brush plating or mini tanking (plating in small containers with anodes), please see the G.S.P Troy Range instead.
If you intend to plate over aluminium, zinc or mild steel, this kit is not suitable. Please enquire with us about other kits that will enable you to work with these metals.
Pen plating is a highly effective technique for addressing small areas of worn plating on jewellery items. This method enables jewellers to target specific patches with precision. Owing to its focused application, pen plating is particularly useful for touch-ups and minor repairs rather than extensive work. Pen plating is generally not appropriate for plating entire jewellery pieces. For plating full pieces of jewellery, alternative methods such as brush plating, mini-tank plating or full and tank plating are recommended.
Photo shows standard G.S.P Portal Gold and Silver Pen Plating Kit - this version includes hobby versions of 3 of the solutions, please see contents tab for full list of what is included.
