Where is a good place to ship nickel plating work, that really does original style Watts AKA "cold" nickel plating or something acceptably close, for those of us who haven't found a reliable local plater? (and maybe don't want to try to find one by trial and error!) My other issue with platers, is that the sloppy ones go too fast and heavy on the stripping and polishing, and take away some of the details and highlights of the original metal work.
Also, in the past I've used some home dip tank (1 gallon) and brush plating kits for various metals from a company called Caswell, that worked well for me. They make a nickel brush plating kit, and I'm planning on trying it on the machines I'm restoring right now, at least for small parts and places like the coin entry on an escalator, and to try to touch up slightly pitted original award card frames rather than send them out for a heavy re-doing. It will probably be a few months before I get around to that, but I'll try to remember to report back my results and experiences once I do.
Thanks,
JP