Andy Thornton Ltd

ELECTROPLATE FINISHES

Andy Thornton electroplating is of the first quality. Our chrome plate is to BS1224: 1970 Table 4 Service condition 2: "Nickel and chrome on copper alloy". Nickel base is of minimum thickness 20 microns. Chromium is extremely hard; other finishes, based on softer metals, are protected by a coating of tough electro-phoretic lacquer (electrolac).

Any of our brass items can be plated to achieve the finishes shown below, but care should be exercised when specifying a plated finish for high wear components such as footrails. Often stainless steel can be used instead of plated brass. It is best to protect the cut end of a plated tube within a sleeve type fitting. If this is not possible, as for flush fittings, then order tube cut to length so that the plating is unbreached. Maximum plated tube length 1.5m

	Antique copper and electrolac	Bronze metal antique (BMA) and electrolac	Bright chrome	Satin chrome	Satin nickel and electrolac