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.