# Nickel Plated yoyo
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [September 20, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405 "2013-09-20T17:55:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Andrew\_C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Andrew_C)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/1 "2013-09-20T17:55:33Z")
I am nit sure if a nickel plated yoyo has the same durablity as anoed yoyos and i want to know how long it stays shiney
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/2 "2013-09-20T18:01:30Z")
> [@Andrew\_C](#):
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> I am nit sure if a nickel plated yoyo has the same durablity as anoed yoyos and i want to know how long it stays shiney
It’s just as durable as anything else. However, since it’s plated, sometimes it can flake off if it’s hit hard enough to break it. I have seen this done to chrome plated items, not nickel though.
How long will it stay shiny? The more you play it, the more patina it will develop and faster. Some people like this look. If not, polish it whenever it bothers you and you’ll keep it looking amazing.
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### Author:  [@Tetrahedron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tetrahedron)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/3 "2013-09-21T12:06:53Z")
I don’t think the nickel chips off… isn’t it chemically bonded in the molecular level?
At best, I thought it would “wear” off.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/4 "2013-09-21T22:48:16Z")
> [@CaribouNick](#):
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> I don’t think the nickel chips off… isn’t it chemically bonded in the molecular level?
> At best, I thought it would “wear” off.
I have some chrome plated mic stands and one of them got scratched pretty good and the chrome finish has been flaking off. The metal underneath it is I think steel(very thin) and is roughly the same color.
I’m not sure what the chemical process is, but anodizing sounds like a different process than electroplating. I’m assuming adding a nickel finish is done through an electroplating process.
Then again, maybe the mic stands were done different, or it bonds to steel differently than aluminum.
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### Author:  [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/5 "2013-09-22T00:51:09Z")
> [@Studio42](#):
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> I have some chrome plated mic stands and one of them got scratched pretty good and the chrome finish has been flaking off. The metal underneath it is I think steel(very thin) and is roughly the same color.
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> I’m not sure what the chemical process is, but anodizing sounds like a different process than electroplating. I’m assuming adding a nickel finish is done through an electroplating process.
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> Then again, maybe the mic stands were done different, or it bonds to steel differently than aluminum.
I also have seen this happen to chrome but the nickle throws I’ve seen tend to ding just like normal aluminum throws and not chip
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### Author:  [@Tetrahedron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tetrahedron)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2013, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/6 "2013-09-23T09:49:15Z")
> [@Studio42](#):
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> I have some chrome plated mic stands and one of them got scratched pretty good and the chrome finish has been flaking off. The metal underneath it is I think steel(very thin) and is roughly the same color.
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> I’m not sure what the chemical process is, but anodizing sounds like a different process than electroplating. I’m assuming adding a nickel finish is done through an electroplating process.
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> Then again, maybe the mic stands were done different, or it bonds to steel differently than aluminum.
Chroming isn’t molecular bonding. it’s more of an external coat, like paint.
Nickel plating works the way gold plating does. It will not chip but wear out.
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### Author:  [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/7 "2013-09-23T20:58:54Z")
> [@Studio42](#):
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> It’s just as durable as anything else. However, since it’s plated, sometimes it can flake off if it’s hit hard enough to break it. I have seen this done to chrome plated items, not nickel though.
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> How long will it stay shiny? The more you play it, the more patina it will develop and faster. Some people like this look. If not, polish it whenever it bothers you and you’ll keep it looking amazing.
Whats best for polishing nickel throws ??? im thinking of getting one
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### Author:  [@Big\_cat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_cat)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/8 "2013-09-23T21:05:27Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#):
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> Whats best for polishing nickel throws ??? im thinking of getting one
Many people recommend Mothers Polish, but personally, I love the look of tarnished nickel yoyos.
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### Author:  [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plated-yoyo/59405/9 "2013-09-23T22:22:33Z")
> [@Big\_cat](#):
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> Many people recommend Mothers Polish, but personally, I love the look of tarnished nickel yoyos.
Thanks