Nickel brightens, levels, and throws into corners, and it is the undercoat beneath most bright finishes we produce. On its own it delivers serious corrosion and wear protection — and it can rebuild worn parts back to spec.
We offer several nickel systems tuned to different jobs, including bright nickel for decorative work, sulfamate nickel for low-stress engineering builds, and electroless nickel (EN) for uniform coverage on complex shapes.
Typical applications
- Undercoating beneath gold, chrome, silver, and rhodium finishes
- Corrosion protection for industrial and hardware components
- Wear surfaces and engineering builds
- Rebuilding and salvaging worn or undersized parts back to dimension
- Complex parts that need uniform coverage (electroless nickel)
Properties & benefits
Corrosion and wear resistance
Serious protection for industrial and hardware components, with deposits that level and smooth the surface they are applied to.
Throwing power
Coats corners, recesses, and complex geometry that other processes miss.
Electroless uniformity
Electroless nickel deposits an even thickness across the entire part, regardless of shape.
Heat-treatable hardness
Electroless nickel can be heat-treated to significantly increase hardness, approaching hard chrome.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Bright nickel is an electroplated decorative finish that shines and levels. Electroless nickel is a chemical process that deposits an extremely uniform layer on any geometry and can be hardened by heat treatment.
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Pricing
Nickel plating starts at our $500 minimum and is quoted firm at $100 per square inch after a photo review. Electroless nickel and heat-treated builds are quoted per project. See pricing details.
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