Plating coming off

[GEP]

I have a nickel plated revolver, the plating is coming of on the drum.
Is there a way to fix it

[C_lazy_F_Guns]

Nope, it will need to be stripped and refinished. If by “drum” do you mean just the cylinder plating is flaking off and the rest is fine (which can happen because it expands when fired) you can have just that re-nickeled, or striped and blued for a two tone look.

[RWO]

Send it to http://www.apwcogan.com/ They can replate it to original factory spec. or nearly any other finish known to man.

RWO

[GEP]

Thanks
Yes i wanted to say the cylinder is flaking

[C_lazy_F_Guns]

Yup, needs to be stripped off and re-finished. The best way to strip it is in a plaiting bath, they reverse the polarity and rather than putting nickel on it removes it, easy and does not remove any of the steel under it like mechanical methods.

[GEP]

We have a plating shop here in town maby i can get the cylinder stripped and just blue it, but it may be to small of a job for them
Thanks all for the help

[the kid]

If and when you do get it fixed be careful of any powder solvents you use on it to clean it, some of them will cause the plating to flake off, stay away from hoppes no9 and similar solvents made to eat copper fouling. I suspect that many antique nickel guns have had thier finish ruined by unknowing owners using hoppes and similar gun cleaners which eat the plating.