[Tom2]

I have gone with Texas Platers Supply simple silver electroplate in the past. For plating triggerguards etc. Pretty easy to use and you can work it on as thick as you want to go. Works good if you are careful in application. Like flawless shiny brass and no contaminents on the surface. I bought a "kit" of a Whitney revolver from Dixie a long time ago, as there was not finished version of the revolver available. Pretty good quality but all the outsides were very roughly milled. Fairly deep milling grooves. That required alot of filing and sanding to try to get to smooth steel. Did alot of work on it but never did get it completed. Hardest was the rounded surfaces, not the flats. And grips were just big oversized walnut blanks, not even close to a final fit. Too bad I never got it done, it would have been something. Lotta finish work required.