Mikey
Member
Just replying to last:
On my first page, someone mentioned that you will pay for the quality you get. In speaking with someone yesterday who works for a company that we all buy from (even other retailers) I was told that these copies and other products coming out now look similar and have the same plating, but that the prep that goes into the product before the plating has a lot to do with how well the plating stands up. Applying a nickel base before the platinum plating yields a longer lasting finish. Maybe some of these companies are skipping a step for cost savings? Maybe they are cleaning parts with different chemicals that don't work as well? Don't know for sure, but it's something to think about.
On my first page, someone mentioned that you will pay for the quality you get. In speaking with someone yesterday who works for a company that we all buy from (even other retailers) I was told that these copies and other products coming out now look similar and have the same plating, but that the prep that goes into the product before the plating has a lot to do with how well the plating stands up. Applying a nickel base before the platinum plating yields a longer lasting finish. Maybe some of these companies are skipping a step for cost savings? Maybe they are cleaning parts with different chemicals that don't work as well? Don't know for sure, but it's something to think about.