The scouring pad is partially dissolved, providing copper ions, and turning the solution blue. The next step is to clean the material to be plated. [A_Steingrube] uses Cameo Aluminum and ...

In addition to galvanization (plating with zinc or steel) you can see copper plating of a nail at around the 12 minute mark, with a plastic plating demo a minute later. The machine can even plate ...

President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on U.S. copper and aluminium imports will result in higher costs for local ...