Chrome plating am radio
 

I have several am radios. A few work and others don't. None of them have a chrome as nice as I'd like.
I emailed and called around for a shop willing to do such a small job and also for a decent price.
I found a small family owned plating shop in St. Louis which as been in business a long time.
http://stlplating.com
They will chrome plate each face for $25 a piece.
I'll post results once I get them back. Sounds like they do everything from bicycle parts to hot rods.
Mark

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I will keep them in mind.
I have a couple of radios myself.
I'll be watching.

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I’m in for the results too.

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Can’t wait to see how they come out.....I have a bunch of small items to send them!

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I'll definitely follow up with pics and write up on the quality of work.
The only other shop that agreed to do such a small project wanted $175.

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Me too.

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I got my am radio faces back from the chrome plating shop
They did a fantastic job and look great.
At $25 a piece you can't beat the price. Other shops I emailed wouldn't do such a small job and the only other shop that agreed wanted $175 for one piece.
Two of them I sanded the pitting out of and worked up To 800 grit wet sand before sending them out.
The third I left original and only very very slight pitting shows up. Basically hard to see but I would recommend sanded them First if pitted
Freindly staff and good communication
Highly recommend
Mark
http://stlplating.com/

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Nice!!

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Nice find. I have had small things in the past and will in the future. I couldn't find a good place. Glad for the info.

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Yeah. I emailed about 15 shops. None of them interested in small jobs.

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Just for reference, how much do you figure you have in each one with the postage both ways and the plating? I have about 10 radios and I would probably pick the best ones to have done.....

LockDoc

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Thanks for posting the results Mark. I'll send mine off also. They show to have a 50. dollar minimum so I'll scrounge something else up that could use a re-plating.;)

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LockDoc
Shipping was $11 each way. Cleveland to St Louis
Mark

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OK, Thanks. Postage just went up 6% so it would probably be more now....

LockDoc

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Thanks for Showing the results:metal:
I just sent them a message.
I got a few Items to Chrome.
Can I post Pics here in your thread
if I send my stuff to them?

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Looks like some nice work at an affordable rate. Used to be several plating shops in and around the Wichita, Ks. area but one by one with the EPA's help they all bit the dust.

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Absolutely.

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Thanks for the pics, they look great!