Abstract: On the basis of the existing laboratory equipment conditions, the preparation of electroless coating and the performance test of the electroless plating are taken as an example. The test method and the proces of electroless plating process on carbon steels, caoting porosity, thickness and corrosion resistance of carbon stell surface were introduced in details. Through the teaching of the experimental project, it is beneficial to deepen the students‘understanding of the forming principle of the surface coatings of the materil. And then master the characterization method of coating porosity and the use of laboratory equipments such as electrochemical workstation. Practice has proved that the electroless plating experiment has the characteristics such as theflexible scheme, innovative content and time-selectable feature. It provides the materials for undergraduate and graduate students with innovative research and exploration experiments, and cultivates students' innovative consciousness.