Plating Chart

Antique color  include  Antique gold, antique silver, anitque brass/bronze, antique nickiel, antique tin
1, is usually by hand,
2, different factory  might have a little difference. 
3, even diffrent batch can have a very small difference in theory, but the same color in the same batch
4, need  oil-coating (after antique plating) to protect  the color from fading
5, Antique nickel (AN) is very similar to antique silver (AS) ,  AS is a little more grey white than AN; Sometime, when customer refer to the AS, It usually refer to the AN or pewter color. antique nickel is a little lower price than " real" antique silver.


Two Tone Plated=Two Color Plated, it sometime can look a very small little different from Single Color plated
example:
Gold+Brass plated, it might b a very little small different with the single gold plated or  single brass plated in theory

  Gold plating

*if not specified, gold plating is usually refer to "imitation gold plated"


Silver Plating
1, Silver plating color is very similar to Nickel plating.
2, for some keychain, silver plating is really refer to the nickel plating
3, medal: silver plating is real silver plating. but not use nickel plaing

Eco-Friendly Plating: usually refer to "Nickel Free Plating", higher cost than the "nickel iferous" plating

 

Rack Plating and Barrel Plating
Based on different Hanging type, the electroplating can be divided into : Rack plating and Barrel plating
 

Hanging type	Descrption	Remark	Photos
Rack Plating;  Vat plating, Still plating	1, most widely used, defaultly used for metal gifts and souvenirs 2,higher cost ,higher quality than barrel plating	defaultly suggested
Barrel Plating	1, lower cost, poor quality, 2,usually used for some short-life giveaway gifts	not suggested, unless you want poor quality product

Three Colors System are mainly used
 

• CMYK System:    for printing
• Pantone system:  printing and enamel   (  click to download Pantone Colour Chart )
• Plating Chart: :    usually for metal plating