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Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used

Posted By: sixpkrt

Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/02/11 07:13 PM

I've been calling around Chicago area to have my Coronet R/T rear bumper rechromed, and the going price is in the $400 range, with me doing the dropping off & picking up, with a 4 to 8 week turn around time depending on the shop. I'd like to stay local to avoid shipping costs.
I'd also been looking online for reproduction bumpers for 1970 Coronet, but I can't find them anywhere. Are these being reproduced by anybody?
All I can only find 68-69 repro's. I am not sure if these are interchangable with the 70.
Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/02/11 09:26 PM

Sort of going through the same situation here with the rear bumper for my 71 Demon 340. Reproductions are available. The price of a repop bumper and shipping vs. having my original rechromed at a some-what local chrome shop. Still waiting on a quote from the plater after my dad dropped it of last Tuesday. In the end, I think I'd rather have the original bumper to the car rechromed even if it takes a little longer and costs a little more.
Posted By: sixpkrt

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/02/11 09:40 PM

$400 does seem kind of high to me, but the rechromers know there aren't too many business' doing this kind work any more because of the EPA, and of course, they still need to make a profit.
Still don't know if 70 Coronet repop's are out there or if they are, what they cost.
If you need a couple places to call here (Chicago area) to compare prices, PM me and I can give you the ph. numbers. They gave me prices right over the phone without even seeing the bumper.
Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/02/11 09:51 PM

I don't think 70 Coronet bumpers are reproduced. I doubt it, but you could simply do a very generic ebay search (70 Coronet) which would pick up a lot of items. You'd think a bumper or two would show up on the search if they are reproduced.

The plater that has my Demon bumper is near Hazelton, PA. They did the front bumper on my Dart Sport back around 1990 and the front bumper on my 71 Duster back around 1993. Back then, jobber cost was $180 and they were done and delivered in about two weeks. Now they say 4-8 weeks and wouldn't give a quote. Can't WAIT to see how much the cost has gone up since 1993.
Posted By: Neil

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/02/11 09:53 PM

I have had bumpers rechromed because new ones didn't exist (70 dodge dart), and bought new reproduction ones because they were so much more affordable than rechroming (67 mustang), and I felt the finish on the rechromed ones was a lot nicer.

For a daily driver rechromed ones are overkill. For a really nice weekend only type of car I would lean towards having a set of originals rechromed.
Posted By: Pentastar440

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/02/11 09:54 PM

Tri-City Plating

http://www.tricityplating.com/

Posted By: 68-scatpack-rt

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/02/11 11:14 PM

400 is not bad for a quality chrome job.

i'd much rather have an original mopar bumper that has been replated as opposed to a Chinese reproduction.
Posted By: QuickDodge

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/03/11 12:28 AM

Are the reproduction bumpers as strong as the originals? How would they compare in an accident?
Posted By: Pacnorthcuda

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/03/11 12:34 AM

I paid $650 in the Seattle area to rechrome a STRAIGHT 70 'Cuda bumper and the two small bumperettes. Thats a pretty small bumper.

West coast chrome platers are damn near nonexistent, those still in the business HAVE to charge big bucks! wonder why?
Posted By: sixpkrt

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/03/11 01:58 AM

It looks like I'll be rechroming since repops are NA.
The shop I spoke with will repair a couple small dents, and rechrome for just over $400 out the door.
Can anyone here that has had rechrome work done recently tell me what I should exect with the redplating process and how to know if the work being done won't be peeling off in a year or two?
Posted By: Pacnorthcuda

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/03/11 02:10 AM

well the first thing I would do is an internet search--surely people have posted something about their experiences. You can ask if they do Trivalent or Hexavalent chrome. Hex is nasty stuff and heavily restricted, Tri is a 'little' more environmentally friendly.
Hex can produce a better look that we're all after, when done right.
Given the choice, I would choose a hex shop.

You expect them to plate a heavy amount of copper, then level it (sand/buff) thats how they remove surface imperfections. Ask.

Ask what level of 'straightness' you can expect. Thats pretty subjective though.

You want a shop that knows you are expecting "show-quality" --again subjective, but at LEAST make sure they talk the talk.

Some people are concerned about the backside of bumpers--do they do ANY smoothing of the back surface? If YOU care, ask.
Posted By: sixpkrt

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/03/11 02:58 PM

Thanks for all the advice about the chrome plating.
I called one of the local shops I spoke to yesterday and was told he uses Hexavalent, and guarantees his work for 3 years.
Posted By: AARCONV

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/04/11 12:42 AM

if he stands by his work..that is a good sign...originals are made of better metal...like they said..show chrome on a restored car looks better than a cheap repro...
Posted By: Keith Black®

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/04/11 12:46 AM

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400 is not bad for a quality chrome job. ..




good quality chroming here costs many times that.
Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/04/11 03:04 AM

Well my dad finally got the quote on my 71 Demon rear bumper. The guy tells my dad it's going to cost $400, PLUS $100 shipping. My dad says that one of us will pick it up when it's finished so I can save on shipping. (This is sort of the whole point in using their service or I'd just send it to Tri-City.) The guy proceeds to tell my dad that the $100 shipping is for THEM to send it to OHIO to be chromed. They don't even do their own plating anymore and I don't even know WHO will be doing it and what their quality is like. My dad told the guy that he'd have to discuss it with me first. I told him to go and pick it up. So now, I guess I'm going to try one other semi-local chrome plater and if they don't pan out, it'll got to Tri-City.
Posted By: 68-scatpack-rt

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/04/11 09:09 PM

Quote:

Well my dad finally got the quote on my 71 Demon rear bumper. The guy tells my dad it's going to cost $400, PLUS $100 shipping. My dad says that one of us will pick it up when it's finished so I can save on shipping. (This is sort of the whole point in using their service or I'd just send it to Tri-City.) The guy proceeds to tell my dad that the $100 shipping is for THEM to send it to OHIO to be chromed. They don't even do their own plating anymore and I don't even know WHO will be doing it and what their quality is like. My dad told the guy that he'd have to discuss it with me first. I told him to go and pick it up. So now, I guess I'm going to try one other semi-local chrome plater and if they don't pan out, it'll got to Tri-City.



i bet he intends to send it to custom chrome plating in grafton ohio.

i've had a bunch of stuff plated there (ten minutes from my home) and the guy does incredible work.

website is: customchromeplating.com

check it out.
Posted By: SSAAHemiFan

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/05/11 03:44 PM

I'd like to know who he is sending it to in Ohio Maybe Keystone?

I've used custom chrome many time over the years but after my BIL received a quote for $800 to replate a ford bumper that was straight - no rust I have stopped !
Posted By: jake4cars

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 05/05/11 06:24 PM

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Tri-City Plating

http://www.tricityplating.com/





enough said

Joey
Posted By: roadguy67

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 07/18/12 09:17 PM

Hi sixpkrt,

Just wondering if you got your bumpers done in Chicago?
I'm in the area and looking now.
Posted By: 70Cuda383

Re: Chrome replating vs. Reproduction/Used - 07/21/12 05:57 PM

no idea who he's going to send it to, but I have had EXCELLENT service and quality from a shop in Piqua Ohio. D&D Brightworks or something to that effect, been a few years since I took anything to them, so I can't remember their name, but they're on the south side of downtown piqua in a tiny little building. when I take stuff in, they can't give a quote, they just say "time and materials, don't want to give you an inaccurate quote" if the part is super straight and only needs a "scuff, dip, buff" then it'll be a lot cheaper than if they need to metal work it to get dents and stuff out.

they do all their chrome work in house too, no shipping out to another place.
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