Gold Plating

[s4wgb]

Hi all.
Can anyone please tell me where i can get a really good job done for some gold plating of guitar parts?
I have emailed some companies but no replies.
I would like the finish to be permanent and not wear off with sweat or just general use.
Can anyone recomend someone or how mch it would roughly cost to have all the hardware done.
Thank you
(ps) If anyone has any good pics of the 4 different colours of the gold finish i have read that you can get?
Deep, Antique, Bright, Dull.

[Geoff Alderton LH]

Hi Stuart.
Talk to Graham Baker at Gold U2 Ltd. 0800 1076097 or 07816465328.
Regards Geoff.

[s4wgb]

Thanks Geoff.I have emailed him through the website as i have read that he is good.Have you had some done by him?
Has anyone else had any done by him please? All comments welcome.Thank you

[geoff1711]

As an alternative to gold look at one of the brass Albrafin finishes, they're not actually brass and come in various colours quite close to gold, I had a trem cover and saddles done close on 15 years ago and they show no sign of wear as yet.

I used to use Jebron Plating but I think they went out of business at Christmas time.

Albrafin is the trade name of a plating process and is a clear electrostatic dye in a resin base.

Geoff

[AlanMcKillop]

Get in touch with Ian Harper (silverlink) at Scarborough, he knows/uses someone who does a great job.

[s4wgb]

Hi Geoff & Alan.Hope your both well? Thank you for the advice and tips.I will take a look.Thank you

[s4wgb]

Hi. Just a quick question please?
Is gold plating with cobalt in any good?
Thank you

[s4wgb]

What grade to use 18ct or 24ct? Thanks

[David Martin]

18 is harder than 24....

[s4wgb]

Hi David.Ref to which carat to have done having it plated with either 18 or 24ct doesn't the cobalt make it harder so it won't wear away so quick?
Is 18 still better than 24?
Thank you