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NP3 Plus Plating Thickness
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1062858" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>you can plate NP3 as thin as .000050", and of course much thicker. NP3 is not as hard as electrolysis nickel. Goes on pretty much finished. I've seen several AR15 actions plated with it, and then just assembled. NP3 goes on very, very uniform. Done right, it's finished. </p><p> </p><p>Most all parts I've plated with NP3, were slightly undersize, and didn't need to be hard. I usually went with a couple thousandths, but have done the one tenth and fifty millionths a few times. Personally I like electrolysis nickel better as it's harder and less porous. But you have to grind it to size. I would figure out how much clearance you already have in the bolt. If you have three or four thousandths, I would just put five tenths on it and be done with it. Or you could go another route, and TIn coat it with a couple tenths. Never worry about rust, and hard as all get out. Plus it goes on very uniform.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1062858, member: 25383"] you can plate NP3 as thin as .000050", and of course much thicker. NP3 is not as hard as electrolysis nickel. Goes on pretty much finished. I've seen several AR15 actions plated with it, and then just assembled. NP3 goes on very, very uniform. Done right, it's finished. Most all parts I've plated with NP3, were slightly undersize, and didn't need to be hard. I usually went with a couple thousandths, but have done the one tenth and fifty millionths a few times. Personally I like electrolysis nickel better as it's harder and less porous. But you have to grind it to size. I would figure out how much clearance you already have in the bolt. If you have three or four thousandths, I would just put five tenths on it and be done with it. Or you could go another route, and TIn coat it with a couple tenths. Never worry about rust, and hard as all get out. Plus it goes on very uniform. gary [/QUOTE]
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