Patent ID: 7087268

Claim:
A method for plating a component for a golf club head, the method comprising: exposing a component for a golf club head to an alkaline solution, the component composed of a magnesium alloy material or magnesium, the alkaline solution having a pH of 8 to 15; etching the component for a golf club head with an acidic solution consisting of a sulfuric acid or a chromic acid; exposing the component to a bi-fluoride activator solution; electroless plating a nickel or nickel-alloy based material on the component for a golf club head to create a component having a first plating layer having a thickness ranging from 0.0005 inch to 0.001 inch; electroless plating a nickel alloy based material on the component with a first plating layer to a create a component having a second plating layer having a thickness ranging from 0.0005 inch to 0.001 inch; depositing a chrome or chromate layer on the component with a second plated layer to create a plated component with a chromium layer, the chrome or chromate layer having a thickness ranging from 0.00001 inch to 0.00002 inch; and heating the plated component with a chromium layer at a temperature ranging from 400° F. to 550° F. for a time period ranging from 60 minutes to 180 minutes.