Absorbent / Degreaser Pen
Essential first step in any plating process. Cleans and degreases all metal surfaces (except stainless steel) before plating.
$65.00
Brush plating since 1970
Compact, convenient selective plating.
Portable brush plating for electronics and beyond. Restore gold on connector pins, re-tin oxidized PCB pads and plate contacts exactly where they need it — at the bench or on the line, without tanks, masking or disassembly.
Pens in stock. Order by 2 PM ET and it ships same day.
- Established
- 1970
- Plating finishes
- 12
- Orders by 2 PM ET
- Ship same day
How it works
What is brush plating?
Brush plating — also called selective or spot plating — is electroplating without the tank. The plating solution is held in an absorbent tip connected to the positive lead of a DC power supply; the part is connected to the negative. Wherever the tip touches, metal is deposited.
Because only the work area is plated, there is no immersion, no masking of the whole part and no need to strip an assembly down. The Micro-Metallizer puts this in a self-contained, disposable pen cartridge.
| Tank plating | Brush plating | |
|---|---|---|
| Area plated | Entire immersed part | Only the work area |
| Disassembly | Part removed and masked | Plate in place |
| Where | Plating line | Bench or field |
| Solution | Open bath to maintain | Sealed pen cartridge |
| Waste | Bath disposal | No bath to dispose |
Watch it work
Gold brushed onto PCB edge contacts with a Micro-Metallizer pen, start to finish.
The system
The Micro-Metallizer brush plating system.
Self-contained plating pens driven by a 12V DC supply. Deposit gold, silver, nickel, rhodium, tin and more exactly where the part needs it — no tanks, no bath, no waste handling.
- Variable DC power supply, 110V or 220V
- 12 finishes incl. gold, nickel, tin, silver, rhodium
- Standard and heavy-duty pen cartridges
- No tank, bath or plating-waste handling
Kit configurations
Every kit includes the power supply and connector cables.
Industries
Proven in electronics. Built for aerospace, medical and beyond.
Electronics & PCB
The standard for contact and PCB rework.
Electronics manufacturers and rework technicians rely on the Micro-Metallizer for precise, localized plating. The pen tip plates a single pad, pin or finger without bridging its neighbors or contaminating the board.
- Tin plating on PCB pads and component leads to restore solderability
- Gold plating on connector pins, switch contacts, and edge connectors
- Nickel underlayer for production gold contact plating sequences
- Selective surface prep on delicate boards using the Micro-Jet 200
- Palladium-nickel plating for premium connector manufacturing
Aerospace & Defense
Restore connectors, contact rings and fasteners in place — without pulling the assembly for tank plating. The same pen workflow our electronics customers rely on — applied to aircraft connectors, avionics contacts, fasteners and fittings.
MD
Medical & Dental
Tungsten-carbide edge hardening that lets instruments be re-coated instead of replaced.
Carbitron 300 · Micro-Jet 200 · Micro-MetallizerMFManufacturing
Corrosion protection, production buildup and tool-edge hardening on the line.
Micro-Metallizer · Carbitron 300 · Micro-Jet 200MRIndustrial MRO
Bring the system to the part, not the part to the shop.
Micro-MetallizerSpecify
Finishes, substrates & underlayers.
Pick the deposit, check the substrate, see what prep it needs — then order the pen.
| Finish | Deposits onto | Typical use | Standard pen | Heavy-duty pen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AuGold 24K | Gold, nickel or silver | Connector pins, edge connectors, switch contacts | PL-1003$145.00 | PL-1016$235.00 |
| AuGold 18K | See catalog | Durable gold on high-contact industrial components | PL-1004$145.00 | PL-1017$235.00 |
| AuGold 14K | Gold, silver or nickel | Gold-alloy touch-up over gold, silver or nickel | PL-1005$145.00 | — |
| RhRhodium | Nickel | Hard, wear-resistant, highly reflective surfaces | PL-1011$310.00 | — |
| PdPalladium | See catalog | Tarnish-proof contacts; palladium-nickel connector plating | PL-1015$140.00 | — |
| AgSilver | Any metal except aluminum or chromium | Electrical contacts and high-conductivity surfaces | PL-1008$85.00 | PL-1018$120.00 |
| NiNickel | Copper | Diffusion barrier / underlayer for gold, rhodium, palladium | PL-1006$70.00 | PL-1020$120.00 |
| NiBlack Nickel | Copper | Non-reflective black finish on components and hardware | PL-1007$70.00 | — |
| CuCopper | Any metal except aluminum or chromium | Strike layer; buildup on busbars and contact rails | PL-1010$65.00 | PL-1019$100.00 |
| SnTin | Any metal except aluminum or chromium | Restores solderability on PCB pads and component leads | PL-1012$70.00 | — |
| ZnZinc | Any metal except aluminum or chromium | Sacrificial corrosion protection on steel and galvanized parts | PL-1013$65.00 | — |
| —Chrome Color | Copper | Chrome-color finish on trim, hardware and fittings | PL-1009$65.00 | — |
Surface prep:Absorbent / Degreaser — all metals except stainless steel · Stainless Steel Degreaser — stainless steel only
Order
Most-ordered products, direct from Hunter Products.
Gold 24K Plating Pen
A gold plating pen that deposits pure 24-karat gold onto gold, nickel or silver. The self-contained solution is in the pen, so there is no tank or bath. Built for connector pins, edge connectors and switch contacts.
$145.00
Nickel Plating Pen
Plate nickel over copper surfaces. Apply copper flash first on non-copper substrates. Essential underlayer for many plating sequences.
$70.00
Tin Plating Pen
Plate tin over any metallic surface (not aluminum or chromium). Widely used in electronics for solderability enhancement.
$70.00
Also from Hunter
Beyond plating: coating and surface prep.
Tungsten-carbide coatingCarbitron 300Deposits tungsten carbide onto tools to sharply increase hardness, wear resistance and heat tolerance.From $495.00System details →Micro-abrasive blastingMicro-Jet 200Controlled micro-abrasive blasting for cleaning, etching and surface prep on fine or delicate parts.From $495.00System details →
Hunter Products Inc.
Five decades of selective plating.
Hunter Products has supplied and supported localized plating and surface-treatment equipment from Flemington, New Jersey since 1970. We invented the Carbitron diamond-dusting platform, and our Micro-Metallizer line is used in aerospace MRO, electronics rework and medical instrument repair.
Orders placed by 2 PM ET on a business day ship the same day, direct from our facility, and every question is answered by people who know the equipment.