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Metal Plating in Lemon Grove, CA

Home of the giant lemon, and a lot of good old hardware.

Our metal plating serves Lemon Grove homeowners, small businesses and auto shops who mail parts to our Oceanside shop. Faucets, door hardware, small chrome trim and storefront pieces come back refinished and insured.

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Metal Plating Services in Lemon Grove

A small city famous for one very big lemon.

Lemon Grove is a small East County city best known for the giant lemon statue downtown, a nod to the citrus groves that once covered the area. Most homes were built between the 1940s and 1960s, and Broadway is lined with small businesses and auto shops. The weather is warm and dry, and the water is hard.

We work with Lemon Grove by shipping. Boxes usually reach us the next business day. Send photos for a written quote, and each part is stripped, plated and inspected before the insured return.

Homeowners send faucets, towel bars, door sets and porch lights from postwar houses. Auto shops along Broadway send small chrome trim and brackets. Small businesses send storefront pulls and signs, and families send keepsakes and lamps.

What We Do

Plating Services in Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove orders often include chrome plating, nickel plating and classic car and motorcycle parts work, along with powder coating.

Plating and Polishing for Lemon Grove

Broadway auto shops and postwar bungalows.

Auto shops along Broadway send small chrome pieces they can't source new: door handles, trim, emblems and brackets. We strip them, repair minor pits and plate nickel and chrome so they look right on a restored vehicle. Small trim ships easily in a regular box.

Lemon Grove's postwar homes still have plenty of original faucets, towel bars and door hardware. Hard water leaves spots that eat through old plating, and we strip and replate these solid pieces so they look new without replacing them. Porch lights come in for powder coat.

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 Lemon Grove to Our Shop

    Lemon Grove customers ship to us this way.

    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 Lemon Grove 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 Lemon Grove

    Lemon Grove boxes are usually with us one business day after they ship. Bag small trim pieces so they don't scratch each other.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other East County and San Diego cities we serve:

    La Mesa El Cajon San Diego National City

    How Lemon Grove Customers Ship Parts to Us

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Lemon Grove homeowners and shops usually ask these.

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    Yes. Small chrome trim, handles, emblems and brackets are some of our most common jobs. We strip to bare metal, repair minor pitting and plate nickel and chrome. Pot metal pieces take extra care, and we tell you honestly before work starts if a piece is too far gone to look right. Many Lemon Grove shops have been in the same family for decades and know exactly what they need.

    Usually, since many are solid brass. We strip the spotted finish, polish and replate in chrome or nickel after checking for cracks. Matching sets come back the same tone.

    Not if you dry fixtures after use. Minerals left to dry etch any finish over time. East County water is very hard, so a soft cloth after each use helps.

    Yes. Pulls and kick plates are stripped and replated or sealed, often in brass or chrome. Shops on Broadway often refresh before the holidays.

    Yes. We take it apart, refinish the metal and return it ready for rewiring. Glass shades stay with you. Lamps from the 1950s are especially common.

    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.