In this communication we are reporting, for the first time, results of peeling experiments carried out on spherical glass beads coated with an (approximately) micron-sized thin layer of copper. The glass beads, after a due process of pretreatment, sensitization and activation, are coated with copper via an electroless deposition method from a standard electroless bath. In each experiment, a copper coated bead is suspended in an agar gel medium and subjected to electrolysis using electrolyte solution containing copper sulphate. As the electrolysis proceeds, the coating starts peeling at the hemisphere facing the cathode, and the extent of peeling is measured by measuring the progress of the critical angle with time. The factors influencing the progress of the critical angle, namely, the applied voltage, electrolyte concentration, and bead size are varied and the resulting profiles are presented and discussed. © 2011 by ESG.