Nickel Plating

RAY1946 · 07-22-2012, 09:46 AM

I was at the OGCA show this past weekend and saw a 1937 Luger that had been nickel plated. I thought to myself; "What a waste of a good Luger".

Then I got to thinking, how hard would it be to remove the plating? The Luger I looked at was all matching and didn't look like there was a spot of pitting anywhere on the pistol. Had 2 clips with it and they were in good shape too..........

Olle · 07-22-2012, 10:12 AM

Nickel plating is very easy to remove. I use nickel stripper from Caswell ( http://www.caswellplating.com/ ), and it dissolves the nickel without touching the steel. They recommend that you use it hot, but I just dunk the parts in cold stripper and leave them for a few hours. I have even left it overnight without seeing any adverse effects on the steel, so it's perfectly safe to use.

rhuff · 07-22-2012, 04:09 PM

Another method of nickel removal is to take it to a reputable plating shop that does nickel plating, and have them remove it for you. The plating shop will have no problems doing it, and should not be very expensive....just a thought.

07-22-2012, 09:46 AM	#1
RAY1946 User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 77 Thanks: 178 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts	Nickel Plating I was at the OGCA show this past weekend and saw a 1937 Luger that had been nickel plated. I thought to myself; "What a waste of a good Luger". Then I got to thinking, how hard would it be to remove the plating? The Luger I looked at was all matching and didn't look like there was a spot of pitting anywhere on the pistol. Had 2 clips with it and they were in good shape too..........

07-22-2012, 10:12 AM	#2
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 663 Times in 318 Posts	Nickel plating is very easy to remove. I use nickel stripper from Caswell ( http://www.caswellplating.com/ ), and it dissolves the nickel without touching the steel. They recommend that you use it hot, but I just dunk the parts in cold stripper and leave them for a few hours. I have even left it overnight without seeing any adverse effects on the steel, so it's perfectly safe to use.

07-22-2012, 04:09 PM	#3
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,288 Thanks: 2,702 Thanked 971 Times in 716 Posts	Another method of nickel removal is to take it to a reputable plating shop that does nickel plating, and have them remove it for you. The plating shop will have no problems doing it, and should not be very expensive....just a thought.