50 Steps to a Noticeably Beautiful Plated Product
HighTech Finishing follows a comprehensive 50-step decorative plating process to ensure the highest quality production, finish, and delivery of your aviation interior product.
Our process includes 13 cleaning and polishing steps, 17 quality control (Q.C.) checkpoints, and additional steps custom to each part type, material quality, or other factors included in your order.
2. Prepare production job traveler
3. Disassemble parts (if required)
4. Segregate parts by metal type for processing
10. Q.A. inspect – visual
11. Belt polish (4 steps) – 180, 240, 320, 400
18. Polish – specialty tools
19. Q.A. inspect – visual
20. Compound removal parts cleaning
21. Q.A. inspect – visual
22. Wire/rack for preliminary base plating
23. Prepare part by metal type
24. Acid copper base plating
25. Q.A. inspect – visual
26. Stitch polish/hand sand – acid copper plating
27. Q.A. inspect – visual
28. Compound removal parts cleaning
29. Q.A. inspect – visual
30. Wire/rack for nickel base plating
31. Bright nickel base plating
32. Q.A. inspect – visual
33. Stitch/color polish nickel base plating
34. Compound removal parts cleaning
35. Q.A. inspect – visual
36. Bright nickel final plating
37. Q.A. inspect – visual
38. Specialty hand finish (if specified)
39. Q.A. inspect – visual
40. Plate final finish per specification
41. Q.A. inspect – visual
42. Paint clear coat (if required)
43. Q.A. inspect – visual
45. Q.A. inspect – visual/adhesion
46. Assemble parts (if required)
47. Q.A. inspect – visual
48. Package parts for shipping
We are ready to apply our expertise to your custom plating project. Contact Us today to get started.
