At our Suffolk HQ, our team of classic car technicians like to expand their skills and try new techniques out. For example this week, our technician Steve has been working on perfecting his technique at zinc plating.
With the help of a kit and some good old-fashioned experimentation, Steve has been working on refinishing and replating several pieces of hardware from our Mk2 Ford Transit.
These are purely for experimenting and learning new techniques, but the results are impressive.
Through multiple baths of acid and alkalies, Steve has refinished several bolts and using the guide as a beginning point before moving onto working on getting the best results on these specific parts.
Steve is meticulous with everything he does, so this is the perfect pastime for his particular skill set.
With our zinc plating experiment done, we’ll soon be working on refining this method and how we can apply this to our restoration projects in small batches.
