I have been electroplating but the pieces need to be polished to a very fine reflectivity. The electroplating is .5 mil which can sustain maybe three or four polishes before it wears through.
The substrate that I'm using now is 20 gauge copper but I was thinking that I could switch to 24 gauge brass and silver foil of maybe .5mm to get a thicker silver layer to work with but still maintain a substantial plate. |