Lacks Enterprises, Inc.

Lacks Industries, Inc.

Daniel W Irvine

Ling Hao

Lee A Chase

David P Hartrick

Alan D Fanta

Yong Zhang

Maoshi Guan

Dennis R Parsons, Ii

A decorative metal finish for a part with a non-conductive surface where the non-conductive surface is lightly roughened to improve its adherence capabilities. A thin metal layer is electrolessly deposited on the lightly roughened surface to provide a bright durable metal finish on the non-conductive surface. An translucent finish is deposited over the thin metal layer to provide protection for the metal finish.

Decorative surface finish and method of forming same

A process that can be uniformly employed for electroplating a wide variety of different non-conductive substrates, including those that are non-platable or difficult-to-plate using conventional electroless and electrolytic plating techniques involves application of a platable coating composition to the substrate prior to plating. The platable coating composition is cured to render the substrate more receptive to conventional plating techniques. In one embodiment, the process utilizes an epoxy resin system that upon being cured is receptive to electroless plating and electrolytic plating techniques that are the same or similar to those conventionally employed for electroplating ABS and/or PC/ABS substrates.

Platable coating and plating process

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Kentwood, MI, United States of America

Daniel W Irvine