Hi Guys, I'm looking for a good chrome shop I can ship some parts to to have them chromed. Here in CA....things are getting very expensive to get done.

Thanks

Why would you think it's cheaper anywhere else? You're gonna pay no matter where you send them.

...because CA has it's head jammed where the sun don't shine when it comes to emmissions, both private and commercial. Most of the effective chemicals are banned here and we're stuck with the "green" stuff no matter how ineffective.

I can't tell you where to send it, but I can tell you there are better AND cheaper places to have it done due to lower restrictions on the process itself.

depending on size limitations for shipping across the country

But I had Eric Manuel- aka member 3404 do some small bolts for me this past summer.
I was happy with the results. But chrome plating work anywhere isn't in-expensive anymore.

member user info -
Email 3404@oh.rr.com

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...hat=showmembers

Hi Bill, hope all is well with you.

I was hoping that somebody had a place that would not charge an arm and a leg to chrome just a few parts. I remember when I sent out my T/A stuff for chroming and when all was said and done I was well into everything for over $3000.00.

Small plastic parts can go to Gentry at Auto.Instruments.

Troy,
all is good.

Eric's bill was right at $75 for 100 of the sems head bolts shown for the E-body wiper pivots.

I also use a plater in Mi that is very resonable but he doesn't do chrome.

I have used these guys with good results:

http://www.ocplating.com/

I had them do my door handles, mirror bases, and emblems for my '72 Dodge Power Wagon.

Very nice!! How much was it to have just those parts chromed???

This weekend I'm going to take a picture of what I need done and email them to a few places to get a quote. Well see what happens.

Thanks everybody!!

Well hello there!! I would like to give you all an update to what I have found. I would like to thank everybody that responded to my needs. I had no less than TEN different suggestion on different chrome platers. I had price quotes going from $1800.00 all the way down to $375.00!!! I thought that was crazy!! How can you have such a price swing to have the same service done!!

This project that I'm doing is a 1968 Super Stock Hemi Dart clone. Needless to say that I'm on a big time budget for this car. I'm counting every penny spent and there was no way that I was going to dump $1800.00 to have 14 parts chrome plated. One of the suggestions was a place called Orange Country Platers http://www.ocplating.com/ This place was here in Calif. I talked to them on the phone and they gave me a quote of $375.00 to have these 14 parts chromed. They said it would take two to three weeks. I UPS-ed the parts to them and hoped for the best. After five phone calls wondering where my parts are and five weeks later.....I got them back. They came out looking good. For $375.00 I was very happy!!

Was it the fastest place......No
Did I have to call them a bunch of times...Yes
Would I use this place on a high end restoration...No
Would I used them again.....Yes

Here are a few pictures.

A few more...

Not too bad I think!!

As I said...I don't think I would use these guys on a high end restoration. There are a few marks in them and on two of the parts they got a little crays sanding them before chroming but all and all.....I'm very happy!!

I wanna seen them in person.

Glad to see it worked out for you Troy...Chrome platers are definitely a roll of the dice finding medium ground between price and quality....But even a higher prices does'nt guarantee quality...I've even sent good parts and had ruined/exchanged parts sent back where the plater expected me to just buy another for him to try again...Finding one that's close is a good choice....Choose wisely...

Good to hear. A customer of mine uses them alot, and seems to have good luck.