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Metal Plating in Juneau, AK

No road out, but your hardware can travel.

Metal plating for Juneau boat owners, building owners and households is done by mail. Nothing reaches Alaska's capital by road, so parts leave by air or barge and come back from our Oceanside, California shop insured.

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Why Juneau Sends Its Plating to DMC

A capital on the water's edge.

Juneau is squeezed between steep mountains and the Gastineau Channel, and no road connects it to anywhere else. Fishing boats, ferries and summer cruise ships share the water. Downtown still has buildings from its gold mining days. And it rains a great deal, as it does in any rainforest.

Because everything leaves Juneau by plane or boat, people here already know how to ship. Start by emailing photos. We send a written quote. Air service is the practical choice for small boxes. We do the stripping, plating and inspection, then insure the return.

Boat owners make up most of our Juneau contacts, with hardware pulled during winter layup. Shop and building owners downtown ask about storefront brass. Homeowners ask about fixtures that stay damp most of the year.

What We Do

Plating Services in Juneau

Juneau needs finishes that handle wet: boat and yacht parts, chrome plating and polished nickel plating for vessels, brass plating and copper plating for buildings, and powder coating for outdoor metal.

Chrome, Nickel and Brass Plating in Juneau

Deck hardware and gold camp storefronts.

Constant rain and salt air mean marine hardware in Juneau never really dries. Thin plating fails quickly. We take cleats, chocks, hawse pipes and cabin fittings to bare metal, repair the pitting with copper, and build up nickel and chrome that can cope.

Downtown, merchants greet thousands of summer visitors, and polished brass on a door makes a difference. Pulls, kick plates and sign brackets can be refinished over the winter, when the ships are gone and the streets are quiet.

Since 1989

Over three decades of plating, one shop in Oceanside.

Every part is stripped, prepped, plated and inspected in our own building, and our work comes with a 12 month workmanship guarantee. Send photos and we'll take it from there.

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    How It Works

    From Juneau to Our Shop

    Juneau shipments go by air or water first. Plan for it.

    01

    Get your quote first

    Send photos of every part with a short description. We reply with a written quote and a lead time, usually the same business day. Never ship before you have a quote number.

    02

    Pack it like it will be dropped

    Wrap each piece individually, keep metal from touching metal, and use at least three inches of padding on every side. Double box long trim and bumpers.

    03

    Insure and send the tracking

    Ship with any carrier, insure the box for what the parts are worth to you, and email us the tracking number so we know it is on the way.

    04

    Approve, then we ship back

    We send photos when the work is done. Once you approve and pay, your parts go back to you packed the same careful way.

    What Our Clients Say

    Trusted by Professionals

    From custom builders to industrial manufacturers, our clients trust us to deliver the same result every time.

    Where We Are

    Our Location

    One shop, one set of tanks and one inspection standard. Every part from Juneau is plated in this building.

    Decorative Metal Coatings

    Southern California's metal plating and finishing shop since 1989.

    Business Hours

    • Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    • Saturday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
    • Sunday Closed
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    Shipping from Juneau

    Small boxes from Juneau move best by air. Barge and ground service costs less but takes much longer. Dry every part and seal it in plastic before packing.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other Alaska cities we plate for:

    Sitka Anchorage Wasilla

    Plating Questions from Juneau

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Juneau boat owners and merchants ask these.

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    The same way most things leave town: air cargo or a carrier's air service for small boxes. Insure the package and email us the tracking number. We return it the same way.

    On boats, properly layered copper, nickel and chrome. On buildings, powder coating for exposed metal and lacquered brass under cover. Nothing lasts untouched, so rinse and dry when you can.

    Yes, and it is the best time. Pull the hardware after the last sailing, and with 3 to 5 weeks in our shop it returns well before the next season.

    We do. Pulls, push bars, plates and brackets are polished or replated and sealed. Send sizes so we can advise on packing. Flat pieces like kick plates need stiff backing so they do not bend on the way down.

    It gives a warmer look than chrome and suits classic vessels. It needs a little more wiping to stay bright, which some owners enjoy. On a working boat in that climate, chrome is the lower maintenance of the two.

    Yes, and most of our work starts that way. We strip the old plating down to the base metal, repair what needs repair, then plate it fresh. New plating over a failing layer never lasts, so we don't do it.

    We do. Along with single pieces for homeowners, we run batches of hundreds or thousands of parts for companies in California and other states. Send a photo of a sample, the quantity and the finish, and we'll quote the whole run.

    Steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, pot metal and zamak. Some of them need extra prep so the plating bonds well, and we'll tell you up front if your part does.