Chrome Plating
Copper, nickel and chrome with hand polishing between layers, for parts that need a bright, lasting shine.
View in La PuenteWe provide metal plating to La Puente small business owners, manufacturers and families who mail their parts to our Oceanside shop. Storefront hardware, production parts, fixtures and wrought iron return refinished and insured.
A small city with deep roots in the valley.
La Puente is one of the older communities in the San Gabriel Valley, named after a bridge from the days of early Spanish travel through the area. Today it's a compact city of family homes, small businesses along Hacienda Boulevard and Main Street, and industrial shops along Valley Boulevard. Many homes date from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Nobody in La Puente needs to drive to Oceanside. Take pictures with your phone, text or email them, and we answer with a price. Then a UPS or FedEx box does the trip in about a day, and your finished pieces ride back the same way, insured.
Small businesses send storefront pulls, signs and display pieces. Industrial shops send parts for powder coat or plating. Families send faucets, door sets, wrought iron gates and porch lights from older homes.
La Puente orders usually involve chrome plating, nickel plating and powder coating, with refurbishing for wrought iron.
Copper, nickel and chrome with hand polishing between layers, for parts that need a bright, lasting shine.
View in La PuenteAn even nickel layer applied without electric current, so threads, bores and complex shapes get the same coverage.
View ServiceA warm decorative finish or a smooth underplate before nickel, chrome or paint.
View in La PuenteClassic gold tone for fixtures, hardware and decor, sealed to keep its color.
View in La PuenteReal 24k gold over a polished nickel base for fixtures, emblems and decorative pieces.
View in La PuenteBright or satin nickel that protects steel and brass and gives a soft silver tone.
View in La PuenteSilver for flatware, serving pieces, instruments and heirlooms that deserve to shine again.
View in La PuenteHand applied aged finishes like oil rubbed bronze and antique brass, sealed to last.
View ServiceLamps, door hardware, mirrors and keepsakes stripped, repaired and refinished.
View in La PuenteA tough baked on color coat for frames, furniture, railings and equipment.
View in La PuenteTrim, emblems, knobs and small parts brought back to original condition or better.
View ServiceCleats, rails, hawse pipes and fittings restored to stand up to salt air again.
View ServiceMass finishing that deburrs and smooths large runs of small parts evenly.
View ServiceWorn, bent or broken metal pieces repaired and rebuilt before they are refinished.
View ServiceHand buffing to a mirror, satin or brushed look, with or without plating after.
View ServiceHacienda Boulevard shops and front yard gates.
Panaderías, taquerías and shops along Hacienda Boulevard and Main Street often have pieces that have been there since opening day: a brass display case frame, a chrome napkin holder rack, an old cash register stand. Owners send them in during a slow week and get them back looking like the first day.
Families here keep things. Grandma's chrome kitchen faucet, a brass crucifix, a quinceañera tiara, a set of silver serving spoons from a wedding decades ago. We handle those carefully and tell you honestly when a gentle polish is better than replating. Front gates and mailboxes come in too, for a tough powder coat.
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.
La Puente customers send parts this way.
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.
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.
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.
We send photos when the work is done. Once you approve and pay, your parts go back to you packed the same careful way.
Metal Finishing Gallery
A look at recent work from our Oceanside shop: plated hardware, lighting, hospitality and casino pieces, marine fittings and industrial parts.
From custom builders to industrial manufacturers, our clients trust us to deliver the same result every time.
One shop, one set of tanks and one inspection standard. Every part from La Puente is plated in this building.
Southern California's metal plating and finishing shop since 1989.
Parcels from La Puente are usually at our shop one business day later. Iron gates and long fence sections are easier by freight, so send sizes first.
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Frequently Asked Questions
La Puente families and business owners ask these.
Yes, with care. Small keepsakes are usually brass, silver plate or plated zinc. We clean and polish them, replate in silver, gold or nickel if needed, and keep stones or enamel safe. Tell us what the piece means to you and we'll suggest the gentlest way to bring it back.
Usually. The glass comes out first, then the metal frame is stripped, polished and replated or sealed brass. Many older cases are solid brass and come back beautifully. Send photos with the overall size so we can plan packing.
Yes. Silver plated flatware and serving pieces are stripped of worn plating and replated in food safe silver. Solid sterling usually just needs polishing, and we'll tell you which one you have.
Usually, if they're solid brass. We strip, polish and replate them in chrome or nickel.
Yes. Send both, or a sample of the color you want, and we powder coat them together so they match exactly. Large gates usually go by freight.
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.