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Old 11-24-2010, 12:20 PM
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did a search and didnt come up with anything.
looking for someplace that does chrome plating. i have 2 pieces on my Sporty i want to get chromed cause i cant find them in chrome anywhere else.
its small pieces but was hopeing some of you all might have someplace you have dealt with in the past
 
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Chomemasters in Nashville. I have tried others in the past but now only send my stuff to them. They have never disappointed me.

http://www.chromemasters.com/
 
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Browns' plating in Paducah Kentucky, used them for several years at a shop I worked for.
 
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Browns' plating in Paducah Kentucky, used them for several years at a shop I worked for.
X2.They chromed a ton of stuff on my old Softail.Awesome quality and even better prices.
 
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What's your current location. It probably makes a difference.
 
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Talk to somebody at a local auto speed shop...old hotrodders usually know where you can find a small electroplater (which are gradually disappearing because they're one of the most heavily environmentally regulated businesses in the US). A few electroplaters survive by specializing in auto/truck bumper repair and chroming. Of course you hardly see those kinds of bumpers anymore unless somebody is building a show car.

The big metal finishers, who stick to large production items, generally won't deal with little piece jobs....not enough profit in it....and the regulations for metal finishers are even tougher. Tougher regs = much higher costs.

In fact, you wouldn't be able to even start an electroplating business....you'd have to buy an existing one to be 'grandfathered in' because any new startup would have to follow metal finishing regulations.....it ain't a mom & pop business these days.
 
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the best I ever used is meclec in CA.
 
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x3 www.brownsplating.com. I had them do my triple trees along with a few small pieces and after 3 years, they still look like new. Remember good chrome isn't cheap and cheap chrome isn't good!
 
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chromemasters, but good advise on finding a local hotrod or even bike builder they would know
 
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35 years ago, I used Ocala Plating in Ocala, Fl., and was extremely satisfied, so I was going to send them some more stuff a couple of years ago.

Don't bother trying to find them now. Their old plant is now an EPA Superfund Cleanup site.
 
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