Palladium is a platinum family metal commonly used as a component in white gold plating. On it's own, palladium leaves a warmer white coat than platinum does. Platinum is sort of the middle ground between the cooler white rhodium and warmer palladium. If you haven't already, you might want to check out our post on how to set up a plating station to follow the steps below.
Let's set up the precious metal bath for plating! Pour 1 liter of TWL Palladium plating solution into a 1 liter glass beaker and drop the magnetic pellet for stirring inside. Put the beaker on the magnetic mixer hotplate and heat to 110°F, letting it mix on a medium-slow setting for 15 mins. Install a candy cane-esque platinized titanium bent anode so that the long end is in the beaker. Connect the positive lead of the rectifier to the anode and set the rectifier voltage to 2.0. (recommended 2 volts) and the plating time to 30-45 seconds. And just like that, you're ready to plate!
Now, if you're plating a brand new item you can skip to step 5, but if you're plating an older piece or performing a repair you should complete all 11 steps. Note: when we say to used distilled water it is because distilled water is containment free and will ensure spot free drying.
Pro tip: you can reuse your electroplating and acid activation solutions but you should replace them weekly. All distilled water rinses should be replaced daily.
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