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Metal Plating in Hawthorne, CA

Rocket country precision for every part.

We take care of metal plating for Hawthorne aerospace suppliers, machine shops, small businesses and homeowners who mail their parts to our Oceanside shop. Precision parts, fixtures and hardware return plated, inspected and insured.

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Metal Restoration for Hawthorne Homes and Businesses

An aerospace city around a small airport.

Hawthorne has been an aerospace town for generations, and today rocket and aircraft companies, plus the machine shops that support them, cluster around the Hawthorne Municipal Airport. The rest of the city is mostly postwar homes and apartments, close to LAX and the South Bay beaches.

Parcels from Hawthorne make a quick run down the coast, normally overnight. Send drawings, specs or photos for a written quote. After you ship, we plate, inspect and package each order carefully and send it back insured.

Aerospace suppliers and machine shops send machined parts for electroless nickel and gold. Small businesses along Hawthorne Boulevard send fixtures and signs. Residents send kitchen faucets, entry sets and ceiling fixtures from the small homes built after the war.

What We Do

Plating Services in Hawthorne

Hawthorne asks for electroless nickel plating and gold 24k plating for technical parts, plus chrome plating, nickel plating and metal polishing.

Metal Plating Services in Hawthorne

Machining bays, storefronts and postwar kitchens.

Around the airport, shops cut rocket and aircraft hardware all day: fittings, valve bodies, brackets and pins. A lot of it needs electroless nickel, sometimes with PTFE for low friction or a heat treat afterward for hardness. Connectors and contacts get gold. Small first articles come before the larger orders.

Hawthorne Boulevard has a long line of small businesses with storefront hardware, signs and fixtures that need refreshing. In the neighborhoods, postwar homes still have solid faucets, knobs and towel bars that are worth stripping and replating.

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 Hawthorne to Our Shop

    Hawthorne orders usually reach us overnight. These are the steps.

    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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne

    Most Hawthorne parcels land a day after pickup. Pack technical parts in bags or trays so they don't touch, and include your spec sheet.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other South Bay and LA area cities we serve:

    Inglewood Torrance Los Angeles Long Beach

    Why Hawthorne Sends Its Plating to DMC

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Hawthorne shops and homeowners usually start with these.

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    Yes. PTFE composite electroless nickel adds a slick, low friction surface on top of the usual wear resistance, which suits slides, pins and guides. Share the part print and the count, and we will tell you what thickness makes sense and quote it.

    Yes. Post plate heat treatment hardens the nickel phosphorus layer and improves adhesion on some metals. Note it on your order with the hardness you are after, and we include it in the quote and schedule.

    Use bags or trays so parts don't touch each other, mark any critical surfaces, and include your spec sheet in the box. A packing list with part numbers and counts speeds up receiving.

    Yes. Metal signs, door pulls and kick plates can be stripped and refinished in chrome, nickel or brass. Send photos and sizes so we can quote. Painted signs need care, so photos of both sides help.

    Most are, since they are usually solid brass or steel. We strip, polish and replate in chrome, satin nickel or polished nickel. Matching a whole bathroom set is easy when you send the pieces together.

    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.