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Originally Posted by DeadheadNM
The minimum charge at Kehr exceeds $50 but other operations may have lower minimums. Kehr is a decent sized outfit and does the work locally here in new not old Mexico. There's at least one other local outfit here as well.
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$50 is nothing. I read zinc plating might be best, but it does add thickness. Not sure if that would be a problem at this point, say for small screws and nuts.
http://www.finishing.com/409/43.shtml
Concerning stripped parts rusting out, I'd say that depends on environment. I began stripping parts and even the frame 10 months ago. There's no visual rust. My bed has been stripped for 5 years. It's never seen water. Unless you can convince me metal can rust from the inside out, at worst it needs a little sanding. Like the OP, I'm no expert.
At best I wipe parts down with oil, then store em away. I'll hit them again before refinish of course. Probably a good idea to soak the parts in vinegar beforehand, but if I have the small parts plated, then I don't have to do anything.