Textured decorative plating on plastic components

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APP PUB NO 20060086620A1
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10970018

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A relatively inexpensive process for making plastic components having textured chrome finishes that may have fine, crisp, clean lines and intricate details includes steps of electroplating a layer of etchable metal on a surface of a plastic article, typically preserving the surface of the etchable metal, etching a desired relief pattern on the layer of etchable metal, typically cleaning and activating the surface of the relief patterned etched metal layer, and electroplating a layer of decorative metal on the relief patterned etched metal layer.

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LACKS ENTERPRISES INC5460 CASCADE ROAD SE GRAND RAPIDS MI 49546

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Chase, Lee A East Grand Rapids, MI 34 647
Donovan, Lawrence P III Lowell, MI 5 47
Hao, Ling Grand Rapids, MI 9 150

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