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Metal Plating in Hoover, AL

Good fixtures deserve more than one life.

We provide metal plating for Hoover homeowners, designers and clubs by mail. Fixtures and family pieces ship to our Oceanside, California shop and come back replated and insured.

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Plating and Polishing for Hoover

Suburban homes, well kept.

Hoover spreads over the ridges south of Birmingham. It is known for a large shopping mall, a ballpark that hosts a major college baseball tournament each spring, and a golf resort on its western side. Bluff Park, on top of Shades Mountain, is the oldest neighborhood and has cottages from the 1920s.

For a homeowner in Hoover, this is a mail order job from start to finish. Photos go to us, and a written quote comes back. Ground shipping usually takes three to five business days. After 3 to 5 weeks in our shop, your pieces return insured.

Homeowners ask about faucets and hardware that no longer match after a partial remodel. Designers ask for custom finishes. Families ask about inherited silver. Clubs ask about locker room and dining fixtures.

What We Do

Plating Services in Hoover

Hoover requests are residential: polished and satin nickel plating, brass plating, chrome plating, silver plating for family pieces and home decor restoration for lamps and chandeliers.

Plating Company Near Hoover

Powder room faucets and grandmother's silver.

Unlacquered and living brass finishes are fashionable in Southern kitchens, and they are easy to get wrong. We strip old chrome or lacquer and plate in brass that can be left to age, or sealed to stay bright. Either way, the whole set is done together.

Family silver is often the reason people first write. Trays, pitchers, flatware and julep cups that have worn through at the edges. We repair and replate them in food safe silver. Bright is traditional, and an antique tone suits engraved pieces.

Know the Price First

See the price before you ship a thing.

Snap a few photos from different angles and tell us the finish you have in mind. You'll get a written quote and a realistic lead time. Standard work takes 3 to 5 weeks, and expedited orders are possible when the schedule allows.

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    How It Works

    From Hoover to Our Shop

    Hoover boxes take several days to cross the country. Pack them well.

    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 Hoover 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 Hoover

    Hoover shipments usually arrive in three to five business days by ground. Wrap silver in soft cloth and double box anything with handles or spouts.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Nearby Alabama cities we serve:

    Birmingham Huntsville Auburn

    Plating Questions from Hoover

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Hoover homeowners ask us these.

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    Yes, when they are solid metal. We strip the chrome and nickel, polish the base and plate in brass, polished, satin or antique. Send a photo so we can confirm the piece is a good candidate.

    Yes. We use food safe silver on flatware and serving pieces. Lacquer is only for display items, never for anything that touches food. An antique tone in the recesses is popular on ornate patterns and is still food safe.

    Weight is the best clue. Solid brass feels heavy for its size. If you can see yellow metal where the finish has worn, that is brass too. A magnet is another quick test, since it will not stick to solid brass.

    The metal parts, yes. Arms, cups, chains and the body are replated or polished and sealed. Crystals and wiring should be removed first. Number the arms as you take them off and reassembly goes much faster.

    Our work carries a 12 month workmanship guarantee. If the finish we applied has a defect, tell us and we will correct it. Tell us what you are seeing and send a photo, and we will sort it out.

    Not at all. Most of what comes through our door is home and business hardware: faucets, light fixtures, door handles, cabinet pulls, railings and decorative pieces. We also work for hotels, restaurants, boat owners and manufacturers.

    Tell us what the part is, roughly how big it is, how many pieces you have and the finish you're after. If you know the metal, mention it. If not, that's fine. We can usually tell from the photos.

    Every part is quoted on its own. The biggest factors are condition, the base metal, size and shape, the finish you choose and how many pieces you send. A part with deep pits or broken spots takes more work before it can be plated.