Hey whats up guys? anyone know of anyone(lol) that does these kind of services? i am looking for anyone that dips parts in 14k/24k gold, you know the bling bling gold and not the powder coat gold...
thanks!

 

If you try searching "gold dipping" you will never find anything. The process is called electroplating. I only found one place in Sun Valley that does it but Ive always passed a place on the Gardena/Compton border that does it. Anyways, its not that hard a process, you can do it at home and they even sell kits for it. Hope this helps. http://www.caswellplating.com/#

 

yeah it is pretty pricey doing it on your own but at least you get that satisfaction of a DIY job. i have gone to the website of the place in sun valley but never called them on pricing. i guess it all depends on how much free time one has to do it you know.
good looking out!

 

Yeah, its a little pricey doing it on your own but you have the ability to do as much or as little and change up the finish as you want to from that point on. You could also do some stuff for people at that point. Glad I could help. What were you planing on plating?

 

i wanted to start small and do either the valve cover and possible some lug nuts.
have you done any yourself?

 

no, nothing here. seems easy though, cheap for other metals too. You can do it at home with thing you might have lying around anyways. dont forget, you are dipping gold so you gotta get that plus the kit which raises the price. Honestly, it seems like one of those things that does itself. If you wanna do the lugs get the brush kit. see how you like that. For the cover Id take it in unless you think you wanna do more or for other people. good luck man.

 

thanks. i gotta see what my options are and pricing.

 

what a waste of money

 

what a waste of life ^

 

gold lugs? thats not smart

 

personal preference but i have seen them in person and they look nice depending on what kind of rims you put them on

 

Meh, I wouldn't do it on my car... A little gotty I think. But hey, it's not my car. If you're into that, then more power to ya, let us know how it turns out. Gold Valve could look nice with the right accessories under the hood to match it.

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-acura-28/gold-plated-parts-thread-2400038/

if it is done right then yes