Irish Pat Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have found out that i am allergic to nickel.. Bummer as i have always loved nickeled pistols who can strip nickel plating and blue a revolver for me, irish pat, sass 19486 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red River Ray SASS#33254 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have found out that i am allergic to nickel.. Bummer as i have always loved nickeled pistols who can strip nickel plating and blue a revolver for me, irish pat, sass 19486 You gotta be kiddin, dat sounds like some of my luck! Good luck. RRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardin Morningwood Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Most any plating company can do that. They use the same process as when it is plated but reverse the polarity and pull the nickle away instead of adding it. This is usually the first step in re-plating parts. The Blueing is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Dog, SASS #20401 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Ro-Bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangler Jones, SASS # 64178 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Just about anybody can take nickel off if they're careless enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabalero Chuck Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 By removing the nickle you will introduce "loose" to the revolver. Not a good thing. The plating adds dimension to the gun, it might only be some thousandths of an inch, but it is enough to make all the difference in the world. If the allergy only manifests itself through skin contact, you might get away with stripping the plating only from the areas that contact your skin , but if you go any further, the gun will become a "wallhanger". From my experience, the most effective way to remove (ruin) electroplating is with battery (sulfuric) acid. It takes barely any time in contact and the plating will peel right off. High pressure air blown at an obliche angle will cause the plating to fly off in ribbons after it's surface tension is broken with the acid etching first. Honestly, the whole idea is a really bad idea. Find a gun that isn't nickled, you will be much happier with the end result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff Oso, SASS #57788L Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 My dog can eat a dog biscuit off its nose! Not sure that's gonna help ya much. I'd either wrap the parts you touch with "period correct electrical tape", or swap 'em for some blue ones. I got a shotgun for my wife. Best trade I made all week! Dont forget to tip your server!. I'll be here all week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Irish-Pat: Contact APWCOGAN They are the finest firearm plater in the country. They could strip the nickel and hard chrome the pistol. It is the one of the best firearm finishes and they are THE best place in the country to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Tooth Zach Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I'll take the pistol off you for a nickel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepnmud#33546 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I'm OK with pennies & nickels. It's Gold & Silver I'm allergic to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHL Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I'll take the pistol off you for a nickel. Oh geez... how would he spend the nickel? Hes allergic! Now I know a couple girls that can hoover the chrome off a bumper. eh? eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hooker Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 By removing the nickle you will introduce "loose" to the revolver. Not a good thing. The plating adds dimension to the gun, it might only be some thousandths of an inch, but it is enough to make all the difference in the world. If the allergy only manifests itself through skin contact, you might get away with stripping the plating only from the areas that contact your skin , but if you go any further, the gun will become a "wallhanger". From my experience, the most effective way to remove (ruin) electroplating is with battery (sulfuric) acid. It takes barely any time in contact and the plating will peel right off. High pressure air blown at an obliche angle will cause the plating to fly off in ribbons after it's surface tension is broken with the acid etching first. Honestly, the whole idea is a really bad idea. Find a gun that isn't nickled, you will be much happier with the end result. Plating should only be a couple of ten-thousandths of an inch (< one thousandth)- not enough to matter, and probably less than the +/- tolerance on the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I have found out that i am allergic to nickel.. Bummer as i have always loved nickeled pistols who can strip nickel plating and blue a revolver for me, irish pat, sass 19486 Some choices : 1. Fords 2. Rons 3. Coal Creek 4. Turnbull There are probably a ton of folks who can strip Chrome - any good plating shop can do it for you for little charge, it's the "putting it back together with a new finish" that costs a bit . . . . Might also contact the original manufacturer to see what services they offer . . Shadow Catcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Nichols, SASS #6461 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 My family had a plating business, removing that is going to be EXPENSIVE!! Unlike chrome and electroless nickel which is applied directly to the metal , nickel if done correctly has a copper base under it. That shiney nickel sheets on the metal, meaning it does not adhere well which is why it flakes. Most GOOD platers to include whomever does Colts use a base coat of copper which adheres to steel better. The nickel is applied over it. So you have two metals / processes to reverse. Anydody with an older nickeled Colt ever pull their grips and see green in the corners?? That green is the copper oxidizing. I agree with Bob Cogan at APW .....top notch work. OR find an aero space grade plater in your area if you can tear the gun down yourself you'd save a bunch. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Woodrow Cahill, SASS # 54363 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Howdy Pat - you didn't mention what kind of pistols you have. If you like the shiny look, is there a chance you could trade them for identical ones in polished stainless? Seems it would be a more economical alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TACO BILL , #8090 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I want two copper plated pistols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I want two copper plated pistols. All ya need is the gold or silver to trade . . the rest is process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardin Morningwood Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 In the end it sounds like it would be easier/cheaper to move to a new set either by trading out or purchase. I have to add, There was this woman I knew...could suck the chrome off a....(you know the rest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diablo slim shootist Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I have been looking for some nickle 45s maybe a trade of some kind-PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hooker Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I want two copper plated pistols. Elmer Kieth, in "Sixguns" mentions that he had one. Liked the looks of it. He got the gun from some local backwoods character, who had traded a woman for it. No, she wasn't the previous owner, she was what he traded for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairshake Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Hey Taco Bill, What are you doing to our pard Pat? It seems that he might need to move away from that town of his. I think he might be too close to the Mississippi River. That's why I moved from Baton Rouge. Walked outside one night and noticed that I was glowing in the dark; figured it was all them chemicals that them boys north of us dump into the water to make that crop grow. Pat are you sure that them guns were not from the River Bend Reactors area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahoma Dee Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hey Irish Pat, Contact Alan Harton of Single Action Service over here in Houston, Texas. There is another gentleman that is taking off the nickel on a rifle bolt that was flaking for me and reapply it back on. One of the options was to reblue the bolt. his name and phone number escapes me at this time. If you need it, contact me with a PM. I can go to the file cabinet and get it. Cheers, Oklahoma Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasted Cap Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 My wife has a knack for scrubbing the teflon off of brand new pots and pans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Clayton Conagher #43872 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I have been looking for some nickle 45s maybe a trade of some kind-PM me Gee, would removing the nickle de-value the gun? Trade it for something new before you ruin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Kid, SASS #287 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Very reasonable Frontierclassic@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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