We have studied about the optimum chemical etching and sensitizing conditions of the plating on plastics. As specimen 'Mitzubishi Nobren MM2A' was used. The results were as follow. 1) The optimum chemical etching conditions. Etched the specimens for $10{sim}40$ minutes at $70{sim}80^{circ}C$ with the etching solution of table 1, and for $10{sim}15$ minutes at $65{sim}70^{circ}C$ with the etching solution of table 2 Table 1. Etching solution (I) Composition : $H_2SO_4(95%)-Component : 250 ml, Composition : $H_3PO_4(85%)$ - Component : 75ml, Composition : $K_2Cr_2O_7$ - Component : 12.5g, 2) The optimum sensitizing conditions. Sensitized the specimens for $60{sim}90$ seconds at $25^{circ}C$ with the sensitizing solution of table 3 Table 2. Etching solution (II) Composition : $H_2SO_4(95%)$ - Component : 22.5ml, Composition : $H_3PO_4(85%)$ - Component : 15ml, Composition : $CrO_3$ - Component : 105g, Composition : Water - Component : 150 ml, Table 3. Sensitizing solution Composition : $SnCl_2$ - Component : 9g, Composition : HCl(35%) - Component : 36ml, Composition : Water - Component : 300 ml