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Metal Plating in Sierra Vista, AZ

Service keepsakes, kept looking sharp.

We offer metal plating to Sierra Vista by mail for military families, defense contractors, ranchers and homeowners. Send your pieces to our Oceanside, California shop and they come back refinished and insured.

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Why Sierra Vista Sends Its Plating to DMC

Mountains, hummingbirds and an Army post.

Sierra Vista grew up beside Fort Huachuca, an Army post with roots in the 1870s that now focuses on intelligence and communications. The town sits in high desert at about 4,600 feet, with the Huachuca Mountains to the west. Birders know it for hummingbirds. Bisbee and Tombstone are a short trip away.

People here are used to doing things by mail, and plating is no exception. Take a few photos and send them. We will write up a quote. Your box usually reaches us in one to two business days by ground. Then we refinish, inspect and return it with insurance.

Military families ask about swords, plaques, awards and unit keepsakes, and about household pieces before or after a move. Contractors ask about small parts. Ranchers and homeowners send hardware, lamps and fixtures.

What We Do

Plating Services in Sierra Vista

Sierra Vista often needs brass plating, nickel plating and silver plating for keepsakes, metal polishing for display pieces, chrome plating for fixtures and copper plating for functional electrical parts.

Metal Restoration for Sierra Vista Homes and Businesses

Retirement gifts, ranch brass and connector parts.

A shadow box or a presentation piece should look its best. We polish and replate brass and nickel trim, restore silver cups and trays, and seal bright finishes with clear lacquer so they stay that way in a display case. Engraving is left untouched whenever possible.

The post also brings technical work to town. Small connectors, housings and brackets sometimes need copper for conductivity or nickel for protection. For ranch properties in the valley, we refinish gate hardware, bits and buckles that have seen years of sun and dust.

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 Sierra Vista to Our Shop

    Sierra Vista is far from us on a map, close by ground carrier.

    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 Sierra Vista 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 out of Sierra Vista

    From Sierra Vista, ground packages usually take one to two business days. If you have orders to move, give us the forwarding address and we will ship the finished work there.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Southern Arizona cities we also serve:

    Douglas Nogales Tucson Sahuarita

    Plating Questions from Sierra Vista

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Questions from Sierra Vista families and contractors.

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    We refinish the metal parts: guards, scabbard fittings, plaques and trim. Blades and leather are handled with care and usually left alone. Send photos so we can see what is plated and what is not.

    We work to protect it. Light polishing and careful plating keep most engraving crisp. If the engraving is very shallow, we will warn you first and suggest a gentler approach.

    Yes. Tell us the new address and the date you arrive. Standard turnaround is 3 to 5 weeks, so the timing often works out well with a move.

    We plate small machined and formed parts in copper, nickel and electroless nickel. Send drawings and requirements. We will be clear about what we can meet, and we never claim certifications we do not hold.

    Yes. We strip the failed lacquer, polish the brass and reseal it, or replate if the brass layer is worn through. Kept indoors, a lacquered finish stays bright for a long time.

    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.