Chrome Replating Recomendations

[LuckyEddie]

Greetings,
I am in search of a good chrome plating place.
Good prices would be a plus!!

[XS1100_OEM4ME]

Google

Google Chrome shops in your zip code You will most likely find many close to you in Mi. Not worth the time or $$ to ship it out, wont be cheap thanks to the EPA and haz mat stuff

Greetings,
I am in search of a good chrome plating place.
Good prices would be a plus!!

[Lonerider62]

There must be a few places in the G.R. area that do chroming, however good chroming and good prices may not necessarily accompany each other. I'd get some customers feel how they liked the product as I've heard a few horror stories from people who went after the best price and got a poor job that peels or just plain looks bad.

[Tropic-al]

Hi Eddie.

I have always used Brown's Plating in Paducah (?), Kentucky. They do a great job although expensive.
My bike still has some chrome covers done 13 years ago and looking great. Back then they would receive your parts and sent others the same day. most of the time they had spare ones for different bikes done already.
Shop around for pricing.
Good luck.

[Schming]

This place is used on a few of the other forums I frequent, and is said to be exceptional. YMMV

http://www.chromemasters.com/

[Schming]

Good Info...

...on this site.

http://www.caswellplating.com/index.html

[LuckyEddie]

Plating....

Thanks for the recomendations. The parts have been sent to Proctors in Muskegon. They have a good reputation.

[Schming]

Hi LuckyEddie, I see You have the Midnight version of our amazing bike.
Are You going to get the gold parts redone or the black chrome?

[LuckyEddie]

plating

Schming,

The plating is for a 1967 Yamaha YCS1.
I am also doing a frame up on my LG. The whole bike has been powder coated, including the gold bits. My powder coater did the parts in chrome, then a layer of translucent gold and finally a clear powder coat. I can't wait to get it back on the road, I really like this bike.

[ddragon63]

my experience with plating shops they charge by the dip not by the part. so the more stuff you need done in the long run the cheaper it is. I supply a bunch of them around the Portland metro area and they all tell me the same thing if i need something small done. If I'm not in a hurry then they can put it thru the process when they have just enough room in the first tank to do it. i'm no plating expert nor do I want to know how the process works but usually if you tell them its not a big hurry it can save you bucks

its a little of topic of finding a place but figured its good info to share, good luck with your program

[CaptonZap]

When you talk to the plater, you might ask him what his process is.
A quality job entails a caustic electro clean, rinse, copper coat, rinse, nickle plate, rinse, chrome plate, rinse.
The copper provides a seal between the base and plating, which retards rusting, and provides as good grip for the nickle. The chrome is there to cover the yellowish hue of the nickle.
The copper can be put on thick, buffed smooth, and then a layer of nickle applied. (It is easier to buff out copper than it is nickle).
Needless to say, some platers skimp on the thicknesses applied, and you end up with a short lived job.
Some even skip the copper plate, or apply a strike (thin coat) and forego the protection provided by a good coat of copper. CZ