The invention discloses a plastic surface local
electroplating method which is used for locally
electroplating accessories in the industries such as bathroom,
electronics, automobiles, household appliances. The method comprises the following steps: putting a plastic base material to physical
vapour deposition vacuum equipment to be vacuumized, carrying out
plasma cleaning and activation on the plastic base material when vacuum degree reaches 10-2Pa, depositing a
metal conducting layer in vacuum on the surface of the plastic base material which is activated, performing precise
laser etching to remove local conducting layer from the plastic base material which is electroplated with the
metal conducting layer, obtaining a required pattern, and performing
electroplating or electroplating after-treatment to the plastic base material which is etched by
laser. By the method, a high
pollution plastic electroplating pre-treatment process is replaced by the physical
vapour deposition for depositing the
metal conducting layer, so that the
wastewater discharge and environment
pollution are largely reduced; and in addition, partial electroplated conducting film layer is removed through the
laser etching, the plastic in the area is not conductive, and the purpose of selective metallization is reached.