Chrome Plating
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From: Batavia Oh
I had some dash parts plated at Advanced Plating in Nashville Tn.They did an exceptional job but were expensive.Advanced Plating. Chrome Plating and Powder Coating
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From: S.W. Florida
Advanced is the bomb, but lower budget/quality/price WWW.bumperboyz.com. I know their prices are good. I have heard both positive and negative about them. Oh, and they DO have those rare chrome 1955 grilles. (made from Unobtainium, I understand..)
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From: Brentwood, TN
A place here in La Mesa quoted me $250 - 300 for a 56 grille. With the cost of copper skyrocketing I am not sure if that quote is still good today though.
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From: Littleton, New Hampshire
I had Advanced Plating do my F-3 emblems since they are not reproduced. It was a great job but VERY expensive. I paid over $100 to have the two emblems re-plated. I dropped them off at a show where they gave me an estimate of $90 and a time estimate of about 6-8 weeks. Three months later the cost was $100 and then they hit me with $13.95 in "shipping and handling" charges when they sent them back. There's no way those emblems should have cost more than a few dollars to ship. I'll look elsewhere next time...
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From: Marietta, Ohio
Try this place...
Try this place. they are primarily doing Harley stuff but they do also do car and truck stuff. I don't know what they charge but I think my son knows the guy who owns the place and he says they are reasonable, what ever that means. Good luck...
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From: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Another thing to remember is to ask them if there is anything you can do to prep the item for re-chrome and maybe that will help reduce the cost slightly. Another option that you may want to check are some of the industrial chromers that do hydraulic ram shafts and the like. If you tell them you situation and have it prepared for them they may even give you a break on price because it is something different and I have found that if you tell people what you are working on they seem to express a genuine interest and do what they can to help out. I dunno maybe its a Canadian thing....
Here are a couple of links, but look in your yellow pages fro industrial coatings in your area and you may find something closer.
Industrial Hard Chrome Plating Specialists
Here are some in Michigan
Dyna-Plate : Zinc Barrel Plating
Valley City Plating
Sodus Hard Chrome Home
Controlled Plating Technologies Inc
1100 Godfrey Avenue Southwest, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 phone: (616) 243-6622
Custom Metal Finishing Inc 763 Industrial Drive, Shelby, MI 49455
Modern Hard Chrome Service 12880 E 9 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48089
Empire Hard Chrome-Kalamazoo 5394 E Q Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Here are a couple of links, but look in your yellow pages fro industrial coatings in your area and you may find something closer.
Industrial Hard Chrome Plating Specialists
Here are some in Michigan
Dyna-Plate : Zinc Barrel Plating
Valley City Plating
Sodus Hard Chrome Home
Controlled Plating Technologies Inc
1100 Godfrey Avenue Southwest, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 phone: (616) 243-6622
Custom Metal Finishing Inc 763 Industrial Drive, Shelby, MI 49455
Modern Hard Chrome Service 12880 E 9 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48089
Empire Hard Chrome-Kalamazoo 5394 E Q Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
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From: Elizabethtown, Ky.
Dave, you didn't leave a place to try.
I know a few guys in our maverick world that have used Tri-City in Tenn. mentioned above and were very happy with the results. I know you all are thinking maverick? but these are very nice mavericks with the small bumpers.
I know a few guys in our maverick world that have used Tri-City in Tenn. mentioned above and were very happy with the results. I know you all are thinking maverick? but these are very nice mavericks with the small bumpers.
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