The static electrification phenomenon is investigated, using a test cell with a rotating metallic disk coated on both sides with thin layers (0,5 and 2 pm) of conducting, semiconducting and insulating materials, obtained by magnetron sputtering. The current characterising the static electrification is studied as a function of the nature of the coating material and the oil, the temperature and the rotating velocity of the disk. Modification of the surface properties has a decisive influence on the static electrification of insulating oils, the sign and the amplitude of the currents are strongly affected.