The techniques of depositing a thin metallic layer on an object for decoration corrosion protection electrical conductivity wear resistance & so on have been known for many years but have been developed & enhanced to a remarkable extent in the second half of this century This book sets out to discuss the principles & practice of those forms of plating most suited to the amateur & small workshop using relatively simple & inexpensive equipment to produce results virtually undetectable from work carried out by major plating concerns Jack Poyner a professional involved in all forms of plating for many years is also a keen model engineer able to recognise the dividing line between what his average fellow enthusiast would consider practical & worthwhile & what is really better left to experts in the field The result is a really useful & practical book which will be of value to both amateur & light industrial users in many diverse fields