Instructions / Assembly

Water purity is measured in PPM. That stands for parts per million. The water purity for this
process MUST BE .000PPM.
Water purity that is off as little as .002 PPM will start to show yellowing in the chrome. We
strongly recommend purchasing a water tester that reads out to THREE digits to the RIGHT
of the decimal point, and use it rigorously to make sure your water is always pure. De-ionized
water will degrade over time (depending on conditions) and so always, ALWAYS test your
water to be sure it is pure enough. Best practice is to test it every single time before using.
DISTILLED WATER:
We have found that in many cases, DISTILLED water will also work for this process, however
if using distilled water, you must be very careful. Some distilled water contains minerals, or
other substances, and this will tarnish the Chrome. You may find that you have to try a few
different brands to find one that works well for you, but most major water brands will have
something that is pure enough. This will vary a lot from place to place, so again, you may
have to try a few different ones, in order to determine which works best for you.
CHROMING:
You are now ready to start chroming!
Place your piece in a manner so that all your prepared chemicals will reach ALL AREAS to be
chromed, and secure your piece, as materials under pressure can potentially move your
pieces around. Especially small ones.
Pump the activator solution (prepared previously) onto the surface of your (previously) base
coated piece. Continue to apply until surface is completely wet. Let this stand for about 5-10
seconds, and then rinse VERY THOROUGHLY with the water. Make sure ALL the sensitizer
is washed off, paying special attention to any areas where it may have pooled, to avoid
staining, and yellowing in the chroming process.
You can also simply pour the water from your sprayer over the piece to rinse it, but make sure
to get it into all areas that were soaked with the activator, and make sure it is COMPLETELY
rinsed off.
The water should flow nice and evenly over the surface like a film, with NO BREAKS in the
water sheeting across the surface. If you do see any areas that are dry, repeat this process,
until an even sheen of the water is achieved.
Once an even sheen of the water has been obtained, start chroming the piece by pumping
the chroming solutions from your double pump sprayer onto the object. Keep pumping,
moving around the object, and in a back and forth motion, completely saturating the entire
surface, until the luster of the chrome appears, and a mirror like finish is produced.
While spraying the chroming solution, you can also rinse occasionally with the DI/Distilled
water in between sprays, to inspect how the chrome looks, and determine if additional
chroming is needed.