Articles to be plated must be cleaned before plating. Extra care is necessary to insure the removal of all polishing rouge, oil, grease, finger prints, etc. For best results, the pieces to be plated should be cleaned at 5-6 volts in a KROHN TIVACLEAN solution (8 Oz per Gallon of water heated to 160 - 180 F) Fallowed by a cold water rinse.Also includes Pure Copper anode that provide the electical flow into the plating solution that draws the metal electroms from the solution to the piece you want to be plated. Dimensions 1" x 6".