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Metal Plating in El Cajon, CA

East County heat meets a finish that lasts.

We take care of metal plating for El Cajon fabricators, machine shops, auto businesses and homeowners. Parts ship to our Oceanside shop, and we strip, plate or coat and inspect them before shipping them back insured.

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Metal Finishing Shop Serving El Cajon

A valley full of shops and 1950s ranch houses.

El Cajon sits in a hot inland valley in East County San Diego. The area around Gillespie Field is packed with machine shops, fabricators and small manufacturers, and the city has plenty of auto related businesses. Neighborhoods are mostly ranch homes from the 1950s and 60s, where summer heat is hard on outdoor metal.

El Cajon parts come to us by shipping, usually in one business day. Photos get you a written quote. Ship the parts, and we handle stripping, plating or coating and inspection, then send the order back insured.

Fabricators and machine shops near Gillespie Field send brackets, housings and machined parts. Auto businesses send small chrome trim and hardware. Homeowners send faucets, porch lights and door hardware, and ranch owners in the hills send gate pieces.

What We Do

Plating Services in El Cajon

El Cajon orders often call for powder coating, chrome plating and electroless nickel plating, with classic car and motorcycle parts work and refurbishing.

Metal Plating Services in El Cajon

Gillespie Field shops and hot valley backyards.

The industrial area around Gillespie Field is one of East County's busiest. Fabricators send welded brackets and frames for powder coating, and machine shops send parts for electroless nickel. We plan production orders in batches and keep notes so repeat jobs match.

El Cajon's auto culture shows up in the small chrome pieces people send: door handles, window cranks, bezels and emblems that ship easily in a box. At home, the hot sun fades porch lights and patio furniture, and we refinish them in tougher finishes.

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 El Cajon to Our Shop

    El Cajon shipments reach us quickly. Here is the process.

    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 El Cajon 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 El Cajon

    Boxes from El Cajon usually arrive the next business day. Wipe off cutting oil and weld spatter before packing, which speeds up inspection.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    More San Diego County cities on our list:

    San Diego Chula Vista Escondido Oceanside

    Why El Cajon Sends Its Plating to DMC

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What East County customers want to know before they ship.

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    Yes. Send a color chip or code and we match as closely as available powders allow. Gloss, satin, matte, textured and metallic finishes are all options.

    We do, for small parts that ship easily: handles, cranks, bezels, horn rings and emblems. We strip to bare metal, copper fill pits, and plate nickel and chrome.

    Powder coat and nickel and chrome hold up best in the heat. Rinse dust off now and then, and skip harsh cleaners that wear finishes down. Patio furniture does best with powder coat in a light color, which stays cooler in the sun.

    If you can, yes. Grinding off spatter and wiping oil saves time. We still do a full clean and blast before coating. Clean parts also let us spot cracks or thin areas sooner, before the quote is final.

    Yes. We remove rust, repair bends and refinish in powder coat or a patina. Ask about large gates before shipping. Hinges, latches and drop rods ship easily in a regular box.

    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.