Abstract: A method of applying a coating to a substrate includes ionic electrolytic plating a substrate submerged within an ionic liquid at ambient temperature, in ambient air, and at ambient pressure with aluminum. The ionic liquid includes imidazolium chloride compounds having aluminum chloride (AlCl3) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (C12H25NaO4S) in a mono ethylene glycol solution, and a deposition rate of the ionic electrolytic plating is controlled by a power supply within a temperature range between about 288 Kelvin (59° F.) to about 305 Kelvin (89° F.).