The invention belongs to the technical field of metal surface treatment, and particularly relates to a process for improving the plating thickness of a zinc-nickel-plated low area. The process comprises the following steps: pre-treatment, specifically, an alloy workpiece is subjected to de-oiling, hot washing, derusting and cold washing treatment in sequence, and then is subjected to physical activation and chemical activation in sequence; film formation, specifically, magnesium metal is evaporated on the activated alloy workpiece, sealing treatment is carried out, and then the workpiece is immersed in electrolyte for electroplating treatment to obtain a film-coated workpiece; and post-treatment, specifically, the film-coated workpiece is rinsed with clean water, leached with cold water, and dried to obtain the finished alloy workpiece. By using the magnesium metal as a pre-plating, the weight of the plating is greatly reduced, and through simple boiling water sealing and sodium silicate heat sealing treatment, the inertness of the magnesium plating and the corrosion resistance of the plating are improved.