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Metal Plating in Apache Junction, AZ

Old West style, fresh from the plating tank.

Metal plating for Apache Junction winter visitors, horse owners, collectors and homeowners is done by mail. Ship your pieces to Decorative Metal Coatings in Oceanside, California, and they return refinished and insured.

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Metal Restoration for Apache Junction Homes and Businesses

Below the Superstitions, metal has stories.

Apache Junction sits where the Apache Trail begins, under the cliffs of the Superstition Mountains. Legends of a lost gold mine hang over the place, and a rebuilt mining town nearby keeps the theme alive. Every winter the population jumps as RV and mobile home parks fill with visitors.

Even from the edge of the desert, the process is easy. Email us photos from Apache Junction. We reply with a written quote. Pack the items, send them by ground and expect a one to two business day trip. After plating and inspection, we insure the return.

Winter visitors send RV and trailer hardware and things they found at swap meets. Horse owners send bits, buckles and conchos. Collectors of Western antiques send spurs, lanterns and mining relics. Homeowners send fixtures.

What We Do

Plating Services in Apache Junction

Apache Junction asks for chrome plating and nickel plating on RV and tack hardware, silver plating for Western pieces, patinas and brass plating for decor, and refurbishing for relics.

Why Apache Junction Sends Its Plating to DMC

Spurs, lanterns and vintage trailer trim.

Vintage travel trailers have a following here, and their trim is often pot metal or aluminum that has pitted and dulled. We repair pot metal, fill it with copper and plate nickel and chrome. Polished aluminum trim gets cut and buffed by hand to a mirror.

Western pieces ask for judgment. A pair of spurs or a miner's lamp can lose its appeal if it looks too new. We can clean and stabilize a piece and leave its age showing, or go all the way to bright silver or nickel. You decide, and we follow.

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 Apache Junction to Our Shop

    Apache Junction boxes head west by ground and come home insured.

    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 Apache Junction 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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    Sending parts from Apache Junction

    Give a ground package from Apache Junction one to two business days to reach us. If you are leaving at the end of the season, tell us where the finished pieces should go.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    East Valley cities we also plate for:

    Mesa Gilbert Queen Creek Fountain Hills

    How Apache Junction Customers Ship Parts to Us

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Visitors and collectors in Apache Junction ask these.

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    Yes. Trailer trim is usually aluminum or pot metal. We polish aluminum by hand, and we repair and chrome plate pot metal. Send photos of each piece, since condition varies a lot.

    They can. We plate bits, buckles, conchos and spurs in nickel or silver. Tell us if the piece will be used on a horse or kept for show, so we choose a suitable finish.

    Yes. Refurbishing does not have to mean shiny. We can remove loose rust, stabilize the metal and seal it with a clear coat or wax, keeping the worn look that makes it interesting.

    No need. Standard turnaround is 3 to 5 weeks. Ship when you are ready and give us your home address if you will be gone before the work is finished.

    Yes, in bright, satin or antique looks. Antique silver, with darkened recesses, suits engraved Western pieces especially well. An anti tarnish lacquer is optional for display items.

    Send us a few photos of the part from different angles, along with what it is and the finish you want. We look them over and send a written quote, usually within 24 business hours. It's free, and you're under no obligation to go ahead.

    Standard orders take 3 to 5 weeks from the day your parts arrive. If you're on a deadline, ask about expedited service. When the schedule allows, we can finish in 5 to 7 business days.

    Yes. Our workmanship is covered for 12 months. If something isn't right with the finish we put on, call us and we'll make it right.