G.S.P Hobby Series Gold and Silver Pen Plating Kit Cyanide Free
£164.49
(Excl. tax)
SKU:
HOBBY-PEN-GS
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.
Contents Listing
This kit contains:
0.6A Portable Plating Plug
50ml G.S.P Hobby Series 24K Gold Plating Solution Cyanide Free
50ml G.S.P Silver Plating Solution
10ml G.S.P Palladium Plating Solution
100ml G.S.P Hobby Series Nickel Plating Solution
100ml G.S.P Hobby Series Copper Strike Solution
250ml G.S.P Electrocleaner Solution
250ml G.S.P Nickel Activator
250ml G.S.P Stainless Steel Activator
100ml G.S.P Compound Polish
100ml G.S.P Gold Polish
1 x Pen Plating Probe
1 x Pack of plating nibs
Instruction manual
Overview of use
Full detailed instructions are supplied with this kit.
Pen Plating
Here is a brief overview of the pen plating process:
Step 1: Clean / polish the item to be plated.
Step 2: If the item is chrome plated, strip the chrome with G.S.P Chrome Stripper (available separately) which takes between 1-15 minutes, and then rinse. If the item is nickel or stainless steel, brush over with the appropriate activator for a few seconds and then rinse.
Step 3: Pen plate the gold or silver, building up thickness as you go. Do this for between 2-20 minutes depending on the size of the item and then rinse / dry.
Step 4: Rub G.S.P Gold Polish over the item and then wipe off to bring out the final shine.
Please note: You do not always apply precious metals directly over the original substrate, it depends on what that metal is.
Examples include - copper would need to be plated with G.S.P Hobby Series Nickel Plating Solution first, this would be followed by using G.S.P Nickel Activator, then the piece could be gold or silver plated.
Brass would be plated with G.S.P Hobby Series Copper Strike, then with G.S.P Hobby Series Nickel Plating Solution, followed by G.S.P Nickel Activator and the piece could then be gold or silver plated.
To see a full breakdown of what steps to take with various substrates, please visit: How to Plate Different Metals.
Technical Specs
Name of kit:
G.S.P Hobby Series Gold and Silver Pen Plating Kit Cyanide Free
Which plating machine is supplied in this kit?
0.6A Portable Plating Plug. This is a dial-operated, selectable voltage plating plug.
Please note that this machine comes with a UK plug - to use in the US or other countries, all that is required is a plug converter - this will convert a UK 3 pin plug into a standard 2 pin mains plug. These are inexpensive and available in hardware stores / online. Your converter does NOT need to be a step up/step down adapter, just a regular converter that can be purchased, to take the US as an example, for around $8.
What is the maximum amp output of the supplied plating machine?
0.6 amps
Plating modes:
Pen plating
Mirror Tech capabilities:
No
Is this kit compatible with all Gold Solutions Plating chemicals / solutions?
No, it is not compatible with G.S.P Rhodium Solution, G.S.P Platinum Solution, or G.S.P Tank Gold Solution.
Does this kit come with the G.S.P 5 Point Support Package?
No
Additional information:
This kit cannot be used to plate over aluminium.
Safety information:
This kit contains chemicals which are classed as hazardous, always wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure that you read and follow the supplied Safety Data Sheets for each chemical for details on how to stay safe.
Our latest safety guidelines for working with electroplating solutions can be found here: Health and Safety.
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