<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hank,</div><div>an electroplated surface would be a pain to repair if you needed to.</div><div>A massive job getting the plating off & re-doing it. It can bubble or peel</div><div>if the surface isn't prepared properly. I worked for an electroplating firm</div><div>30+ years ago. </div><div>Alan</div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 31/12/2015, at 2:45 am, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451482949300_2395">Hi All,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451482949300_2395">Has anyone looked at electro plating a hatch and land mating surface. That is my plan, first copper, then nickel. I can do it myself at home. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451482949300_2395">Hank</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>