Quote Originally Posted by frederick78 View Post
What is the benefits of electroplating? Is it so that paint sticks better? I'm sorry I'm a newbie when it comes to this stuff.
Check this picture...

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electroplating plastic is awesome. The only problem is, plastic isnt conductive - so when you do the plating process it doesn't stick, but I read on reprap forums that the conductive ABS is enough to make the bond.