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Metal Plating in Coronado, CA

Victorian cottages, a grand hotel and salt on everything.

Our metal plating serves Coronado homeowners, hotels, Navy families and boat owners who mail their parts to our Oceanside shop. Victorian hardware, hotel fixtures, keepsakes and marine fittings come back stripped, plated and insured.

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Metal Plating Near Coronado

Water on almost every side.

Coronado is surrounded by water on nearly every side, with the bay on one shore and the Pacific on the other. Its streets are lined with Victorian cottages, Craftsman bungalows and grand homes, and the historic hotel on the beach is one of the most famous in the country. The Navy is a big presence, and boats fill Glorietta Bay. Salt exposure here is the heaviest in the county.

Coronado parts ship by ground and usually arrive in one business day. Photos let us write a quote. Each piece is stripped, copper filled where needed, plated and inspected before the insured return.

Owners of Victorian and Craftsman homes send door hardware, mail slots, porch lights and lanterns. Hotels send bath fixtures and rails in batches. Navy families send keepsakes before a move, and boat owners at Glorietta Bay send cleats and fittings.

What We Do

Plating Services in Coronado

Coronado asks for nickel plating and brass plating on period hardware, boat and yacht parts work and chrome plating for coastal fixtures.

Plating and Polishing for Coronado

Victorian porches, beachfront hotels and Glorietta Bay docks.

Coronado's Victorian cottages have ornate hinges, door knockers, mail slots and lanterns, and the salt eats into them faster than almost anywhere else. We strip, repair pitting with copper, and plate polished vintage nickel or sealed brass that suits the era. Outdoor pieces get an extra rinse tip from us.

Hotels on the island refinish bath fixtures, door hardware and railings in rounds so rooms stay booked. Boat owners at Glorietta Bay and the marinas send deck hardware for nickel and chrome, and Navy families send silver and brass keepsakes before a change of station.

One Piece or a Thousand

Big order or a single knob, same care.

Homeowners send us one faucet. Companies in and out of state send production runs of hundreds or thousands of parts. Both get a written quote and the same inspection before anything ships back.

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    How It Works

    From Coronado to Our Shop

    Coronado pieces make the trip like this.

    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 Coronado 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 Coronado

    Coronado parcels generally land at our shop the next business day. Rinse salt off thoroughly and let pieces dry a full day before packing.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other San Diego bay cities we serve:

    San Diego Imperial Beach National City Chula Vista

    Plating Questions from Coronado

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Coronado homeowners, hotels and Navy families ask these.

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    Usually. We strip the old finish and corrosion, fill pits with copper and buff the detail back, then plate polished vintage nickel or brass sealed with lacquer. Very deep pitting may leave faint marks, and we'll say so. A fresh water rinse every week or two is the best way to keep the new finish looking good on the island.

    Yes. Send a set of rooms at a time, labeled by room number, and we return each batch before the next goes out.

    Yes. Brass plaques, ceremonial swords' metal fittings, bells and small decorative pieces are polished, replated or sealed with care. Fabric and wood parts stay with you. Tell us what the piece is and we'll suggest the gentlest way to make it display ready.

    Yes. We strip, copper fill salt pits and plate nickel and chrome on bronze and brass fittings. Small and medium pieces fit a normal box.

    Nickel and chrome are the toughest against salt. Sealed brass works with more frequent rinsing, ideally weekly with a garden hose.

    The shop is open Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM. We're closed on Sunday. Shipments are received Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM Pacific.

    Usually, yes. Send a photo of the piece you want to match, or ship it along with your parts as a sample. We adjust the finish until the new work sits right next to the old.

    When the work is done and inspected, we pack your parts in fresh materials and ship them back insured. If you're close to Oceanside, you're welcome to pick them up instead.