Saho's Graphite Conductive Paint for Electroforming and Electroplating, Graphite Paint 1oz/30ml

This Saho paint worked great for electro-depositing copper on PLA. At first I was having issues with plating and blaming the paint, however, the paint performs the best of the three different conductive paints I tried out. Recommend printing with a SLA or resin printer, FDM prints require sanding and/or primers to get smooth enough for a good looking finish. Start with lower (0.1A/dm^2) current and rotate the part every 10-15 minutes until an even copper layer starts and then slowly increase current up towards 1.0A/dm^2, agitation helps immensely for even coverage. Moving frequently at first helps keep the cathode wires from bonding to the workpiece. Bought some powdered Thiourea on amazon for a brightener and it made a huge difference, real shiny deposits. Customer service was great from Saho! I had issues and reached out via email and they were very responsive, helping me troubleshoot my plating issues and make it a success! 10/10 would recommend!

Smooth application and good quality for electroplating. A little bit goes a long way!

This was my first experience with graphite conductive paint so I can't make a comparison to other paints on the market or DIY options that seem to be floating around in tutorials. I can, however, attest to the ease and simplicity of this one. I opted to buy a premade product rather than make my own because electroplating is already fraught with a myriad of variables and I wanted to try and eliminate some of them. This paint was thin enough to shoot through my Badger Renegade .2 nozzle at about 30psi. My method was to clean the resin part thoroughly with soap and water and then give it a rinse in pure acetone. After that, I coated it in Mr. Surfacer 1500 black as a primer, let it dry for 4 hours, and then sprayed the graphite paint and allowed it to dry overnight. In the morning, I created the copper wire cage and dunked it in the bath. I ran the bath at .15A constant current for 13 hours and manually rotated the piece 180 degrees about every 30-60 minutes. After taking it out, I rinsed the part in water and polished it with a soft bristle brush on my Dremel. I still plan to put a nickel and a then a gold layer on this but for now, the graphite layer has done it's job. Overall, this product was easy to use and provided both an adhesion layer between the resin and the copper as well as provided conductivity for the electroplating process. I did not test the conductivity sine I don't own a multimeter but I tried to overcompensate by putting on 3-4 layers of the graphite paint. It appeared to not have any issues in that area. My only "con" is the price but this little bottle will go a long way for the small parts I'll be working on and I consider it well worth the money based on its results and ease of use.

Should not say for professional use if you have to use a lacquer coating. If I have to use a coating to keep it from flaking off then its not professional A coating over top will stop the conductive surface from being conductive which is the point Put 3 coats on and after connecting the 2 ends once this paint came off

Works as described. Recommend "rubbing" the paint after it dries to polish/improve conductivity even more. Wish it was a larger volume/amount of paint, but otherwise great.

I was so excited to try this product. It came faster than Amazon said it would and it works as well or better than the company that produced it claimed. I will not use another brand. This is the go to for graphite paint

Great for electro plating rocks

Best paint for electroplating hands down, just make sure you mix it before you use it. The instructions are very helpful. I barely had to use any paint, the paints coverage is really good and it did not contaminate the copper solution at all. I also really like that it does not have a really strong smell if any at all.