How to gold plate connector pins without a tank
Worn or corroded connector pins can be re-plated in place with a brush plating pen. No tank, no masking the whole part, and usually no pulling the connector out of the assembly.
Read guide →Electronics & PCBPCB gold finger repair: re-plating worn edge connectors
Edge-connector fingers wear through from repeated insertion. A plating pen restores them finger by finger, on the board, without bridging the neighbors.
Read guide →Electronics & PCBHow to restore solderability on oxidized PCB pads
Old or oxidized tin on pads, leads, terminals and lugs stops wetting with solder. Selectively re-tinning with a plating pen restores normal soldering without reworking the whole board.
Read guide →Selective plating basicsBrush plating vs tank plating: when each one wins
Brush plating and tank plating deposit metal the same way. The difference is where the solution lives, and that decides which one fits your job.
Read guide →Technical referenceBrush plating thickness, plating rates and voltage chart
Plating rates, maximum thickness, coverage and operating voltage for every Micro-Metallizer pen, in one place.
Read guide →Technical referenceWhat can you brush plate onto? Substrate and underlayer guide
Most plating failures come from putting a finish on a surface it will not bond to. This is the sequence each substrate needs before the final finish goes on.
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