Just wondering who some of you guys use for chrome work. Man this stuff is expensive! I had a friend of mine take my speaker grill into a shop near him and they want $90 to chrome it. I was hoping to find somewhere for about $50 and still have it nice. I have one for a 49 Ford I want done and an F1 truck.
I used the BumperShop in LA on the recomendation of another HAMBer.. Nice work, they pick up and deliver. I did have 1 problem... They quoted me a price, when I called back the price was higher. The owner met me half way... - Joe
EPA chemical handling costs have driven chrome prices sky-high. I highly recommend Advanced Plating in Nashville, TN. They do great work at a reasonable price and are very experienced at "long distance via UPS" work. I have no qualms about sending my stuff to them. www.advancedplating.com You might also do a search on the HAMB and/or ask "Polisher" via a PM.
I've seen some of the stuff the Librandi's (Near Harrisburg,PA) has done, which looked good-but I am not an expert. If you are going to Carlsile or hershey,there are quite a few shops with displays there to talk to. I expect the better shops will be higher on price and longer to turn around.
Just north of my hometown there is a chrome shop called Custom Plating Spe******ts, I worked there for a while. They do fantastic work, although it isn't cheap. If anyone wants their number, PM me. These guys are great at fixing pot metal, even the really pitted up **** that a lot of places won't touch.
Good or great chrome work is NOT cheap or inexpensive. Remember, you WILL get what you pay for. I have learned the hard way over the years and now I will ONLY use ADVANCED PLATING in Nashville. 800-588-6686. Tell Steve Tracy you are a HAMB member. He will give you a discount.
I've had very good work done by Custom Metal Finishing, in Indiana, 866-489-4089. They do everything but bumpers. I used Tri-City in Tennessee for my bumpers, they have a web page.
I just used Atlas Plating in Houston. They did a very good job, fairly quickly and called about any problems whatsoever before going forward. They are a small shop, not cheap, but small and friendly.
I had some parts done by Paul's near Pittsburg PA. ,they were pitted pot metal, really bad, come back better then new.
Chrome prices have gone crazy. We just had a set of Tbird bumpers, guards, and bullets done, and it cost 1600 bucks. The EPA is hammering them, and they are p***ing the savings on to you.
www.paulschrome.com We have run about $40,000 worth of chrome through them in the last 2 years.No complaints here.
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