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Plastic chrome plating #1774040 03/07/15 10:45 AM 03/07/15 10:45 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago C curbman68 OP enthusiast
curbman68 OP enthusiast C Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago	I had my plastic dash parts rechromed (or vacuum metalized if you prefer) and now I need an additional part done. If I sent the additional piece to another plater, is there going to be a difference in color or appearance between the two when installed side by side?

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: curbman68] #1774041 03/07/15 06:37 PM 03/07/15 06:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY 65pacecar master
65pacecar master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY	As long as you use the same company you should be fine, their formula should be consistent and any difference minimal.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: 65pacecar] #1774042 03/07/15 09:36 PM 03/07/15 09:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago C curbman68 OP enthusiast
curbman68 OP enthusiast C Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago	Quote: As long as you use the same company you should be fine This is the problem, original plater says they can't plate the part because it's a reproduction, manufacturer of the part says otherwise. I'm looking to send it to someone other than the original place and wonder if it will match when finished or not

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: curbman68] #1774043 03/08/15 12:02 AM 03/08/15 12:02 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I've just gotten some parts back from gcartrim.com. Great guy to deal with !

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: ] #1774044 03/08/15 01:41 AM 03/08/15 01:41 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 11,632 SHELBY TWP,,MICHIGAN 72N96RR I LOVE WEDGIES
72N96RR I LOVE WEDGIES Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 11,632 SHELBY TWP,,MICHIGAN	My plater for plastic is no longer in business..Who is good and reasonable??? 1972 Road Runner / GTX 440 4spd Dana 3.54 Just about to turn 26K original miles.. A boat, a GMC truck, some Craftsman Tools, LOTS of Zombie Protection, and a few Goldfish.. If you love someone set them free.. If they come back it means nobody else wanted them either..!!

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: 65pacecar] #1774045 03/08/15 02:27 AM 03/08/15 02:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY 65pacecar master
65pacecar master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY	Quote: This is the problem, original plater says they can't plate the part because it's a reproduction, manufacturer of the part says otherwise. I'm looking to send it to someone other than the original place and wonder if it will match when finished or not. Sorry, I missed that the first time I read it :-) May try Pauls Chrome in Pa. They started doing plastic chrome now and they may be able to match, especially if you can provide a sample. They do nice work. Last edited by 65pacecar; 03/08/15 02:45 AM.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: 72N96RR] #1774046 03/08/15 02:41 AM 03/08/15 02:41 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY 65pacecar master
65pacecar master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY	Quote: My plater for plastic is no longer in business..Who is good and reasonable??? Pauls chrome in Pa does Plastic Vacuum chrome now and it turns out nice, not cheap but reasonable for the quality. I have bought from Special Ts out of Chicago area at shows and the finish was nice on the dash bezel I purchased but Im not sure if he Refinishes for customers or just finds the cores and sells his own stuff. I know he offers his anodizing services so he may do the vacuum plating too. I have seen some suspect quality in his booth before but it may have been a bad core to begin with, may want to do some research on it. At the same time, he does have some very nice stuff on display.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: curbman68] #1774047 03/08/15 12:12 PM 03/08/15 12:12 PM
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62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	One of if not the best if you are not in a hurry. http://www.gcartrim.com/

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: 62maxwgn] #1774048 03/08/15 12:39 PM 03/08/15 12:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY 65pacecar master
65pacecar master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY	Quote: One of if not the best if you are not in a hurry. http://www.gcartrim.com/ I agree, I've had excellent results from them, getting ready to send more out too, but they do have a long lead time.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: 65pacecar] #1774049 03/08/15 01:52 PM 03/08/15 01:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago C curbman68 OP enthusiast
curbman68 OP enthusiast C Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago	Quote: they do have a long lead time. How long is their turn around time? The parts I already had done were by Vacuum Orna-Metal in MI, turnaround was about 8 weeks

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: curbman68] #1774050 03/08/15 02:11 PM 03/08/15 02:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY 65pacecar master
65pacecar master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,717 KY	Quote: Quote: they do have a long lead time. How long is their turn around time? The parts I already had done were by Vacuum Orna-Metal in MI, turnaround was about 8 weeks last time I used them the Turnaround was 12 weeks but I hit their peak Season and wasn't in a hurry either. Excellent customer service and if I needed the parts quicker they would have worked with me.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: 65pacecar] #1774051 03/08/15 02:38 PM 03/08/15 02:38 PM
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62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: Quote: Quote: they do have a long lead time. How long is their turn around time? The parts I already had done were by Vacuum Orna-Metal in MI, turnaround was about 8 weeks last time I used them the Turnaround was 12 weeks but I hit their peak Season and wasn't in a hurry either. Excellent customer service and if I needed the parts quicker they would have worked with me. And now is the worst time of year to get anything done,like you said ,busiest season,anyone that waited until now should have had it done over the winter months.Sent my dash in Sept a year ago and was 12 weeks,would have been a month longer or more if I had waited until spring.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: curbman68] #1774052 03/08/15 05:11 PM 03/08/15 05:11 PM
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kpkube member K Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA	Quote: How long is their turn around time? The parts I already had done were by Vacuum Orna-Metal in MI, turnaround was about 8 weeks How is the quality from Vacuum Orna-Metal in MI, can you post pics? Looking to have my stuff done by them... Last edited by kpkube; 03/08/15 05:13 PM.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: kpkube] #1774053 03/09/15 08:50 AM 03/09/15 08:50 AM
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6T4 Polara pro stock 6 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,265 Michigan	How is the quality from Vacuum Orna-Metal in MI, can you post pics? Looking to have my stuff done by them... Used them in the past no problems and easy to deal with.

Re: Plastic chrome plating [Re: kpkube] #1774054 03/09/15 09:35 PM 03/09/15 09:35 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago C curbman68 OP enthusiast
curbman68 OP enthusiast C Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 369 Chicago	Quote: How is the quality from Vacuum Orna-Metal in MI, can you post pics? Looking to have my stuff done by them... At this point I couldn't recommend them

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