i have good luck with Tri-City Plating . www.tricityplating.com --- John Hertog <crossram@xxxx> wrote: > Hi Hardy and all, > > Rechroming = touchy subject. My 2 cents' worth as > follows: > > 1/ Always start off with the best quality pieces you > can find. Avoid pitted > and ugly items. If need be take a trip to AZ or NM > or some other dry > Soutwestern state where chrome just doesn't pit. In > a lot of cases you will > be able to find original chrome pieces that you can > just clean up and put > right on your car. They will have that original > factory look, with crisp > edges and detail, that gets lost with rechromed > parts. > > 2/ As far as rechroming anything smaller than a > bumper, I have had excellent > results dealing with Lemon Grove Plating in National > City, CA ( get the > phone number from information) - their prices, > comparatively speaking with > other outfits, are really LOW ! > Turnaround is about the same as anywhere else - a > couple months. Thanks to > Mike Laiserin for finding this place and > recommending it to me. Once > again, though, I have only sent them "decent" > pieces, not ugly, pitted, > cracked stuff. ; my dealings with them have always > been pleasant, and in the > one instance when something went awry, they made > good on the disputed item > without quibble. The big attraction with Lemon > Grove Plating is their > price - very very cheap as compared to any other I > have tried. > Promised deadlines are usually missed by a couple > weeks - not a big deal. > > 2/ Bumpers: the best results bar none I have ever > experienced are from AIH > in Dubuque, Iowa. Truly amazing results - perfect, > flawless, show chrome > you can lose yourself in ! But good stuff doesn't > come cheap. Call Steve > for a price quote. Get ready to spend a lot. Find > their number from the > "Sources" page on our Web site. Lifetime guarantee > and all that good > stuff. I do believe bumpers are an important item > on our cars, visually > speaking, and I am always willing to pay a premium > for getting quality work > as far as bumpers. I have an AIH bumper that was > done years ago and still > looks perfect. > > Anyway, these are my positive experiences. Negative > experiences : Bumper > Boys from California - junk. Their bumpers turn > ugly in less than a year. > Sure they are cheaper ( by half) than AIH, but not > worth it at all. Other > negative experience : Frankford Plating in > Philadelphia for small parts. > Promises, promises never kept, deadlines missed by a > mile, not that great > work, expensive. > > Shine on ! > > John ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com