Can you rebuild a worn part?

Yes. Nickel is one of the primary metals we use to add material back to worn or undersized surfaces before final finishing.

Nickel

Nickel Plating

The backbone of decorative and engineering electroplating.

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.

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.

Best For

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)

Specifications

Bright nickel is the standard decorative undercoat because of its ability to shine and level. Sulfamate nickel produces a low-internal-stress deposit favored for functional builds. Electroless nickel is a chemical (non-electrical) process that lays down a perfectly uniform layer on intricate geometry and can be post-heat-treated for hardness approaching hard chrome. Note that nickel is a common skin allergen, so for skin-contact jewelry we typically top nickel with palladium, rhodium, or gold.

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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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.