Dose anyone know of a good chrome replating shop in the Michigan Wisconsin area? Or in the midwest anywhere? - John
In my opinion the best in the business Advanced Plating 1425 Cowan Court Nashville, TN 37207-5628 (615) 227-6900
Anybody have experiance with: http://www.blplating.com/ in Warren? or http://www.brchrome.com/ in Toledo? I'd rather drive an hour - hour and a half than 5 to 12 hours (one way) to get something done.
Name escapes me at the moment but the chrome shop in Grafton,Ohio does excellent work. Chrome is one of those items that shouldn't be done on a price alone basis. Cheap chrome is cheap chrome and after it's done will only cost more to have it done over the right way. Frank
Is it John Wrights , Custom Chrome Plating, Frank? and X2 on the do it right first 963 Mechanic Street Grafton, OH 44044 Phone: (440) 926-3116 Fax: (440) 926-2551
Yes, and thats who I used exclusively till I switched to Advanced. Good guys, wonderful people as a matter of fact.
I just got some stuff back from B&L. Vic knows how to put a finish on something but that's only 1/2 the job. It still has to go back together. So many chrome shops don't give a rat's ass about fit. They're all about the final finish. FWIW, there's a car I finished recently that was done by Custom Chrome about 4yrs ago. Nice finish...except where I had to grind the shit out of the way to assemble the car. Me personally, I prefer to work "with" a plater. By that I mean I want to check fit and finish before it commits to final plating. Sometimes I want to do the surfacing/finishing and just need someone to copper it up for me. I especially like to repair my own diecast. Ok, so I'm picky. I also know when just plain ol plated is enough, and for that I use Micro Plating in Romulus, MI. Kevin also works close with me and offers super fast turn around and excellent price/value. The down side to Micro is they don't do diecast, aluminum, or anything else that requires copper. Their main gig was bumpers back in the day an they still do a nice "OEM" looking bumper. He will go all the way if you want it and are willing to spend what it takes. I restore pretty high-end stuff here as some of you already know, and I'm happy with both of these guys.
Maybe something in this recent discussion will help: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=581396