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Metal Plating in Placentia, CA

Old Town Placentia and a hardworking north side.

We provide metal plating to Placentia homeowners, manufacturers, restaurants and shop owners who send their parts to our Oceanside shop. Period hardware, fixtures and production parts return plated, inspected and insured.

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Plating and Polishing for Placentia

Citrus and oil built this small city.

Placentia grew on oranges and oil. The historic Bradford House recalls the citrus days, and Old Town Placentia keeps older storefronts and homes along Santa Fe Avenue. The north side is home to industrial parks with manufacturers and distributors, and neighborhoods from the 1960s and 70s fill the rest.

Placentia customers ship by ground, and boxes usually arrive one business day later. We write a quote from your photos. Each piece is stripped, plated or coated and inspected before the order returns insured.

Old Town homeowners send door sets, lanterns and lighting. Restaurants and shops on Santa Fe Avenue send fixtures and signs. Manufacturers on the north side send production parts, and families send faucets and hardware from 1970s homes.

What We Do

Plating Services in Placentia

Placentia asks for nickel plating, brass plating and patinas for older homes, with powder coating and chrome plating for business work.

Metal Restoration for Placentia Homes and Businesses

Santa Fe Avenue storefronts and north side factories.

Santa Fe Avenue still feels like a small town main street, with family restaurants and shops in buildings from the early 1900s. Their brass door pulls, transom hardware and hanging sign brackets come in tired and leave bright. Nearby houses send mail slots, porch bells and screen door hardware that owners want kept original.

The north side industrial parks send stamped and machined parts for powder coat, plating or tumbling, often in large runs. Homes from the 1960s and 70s send solid faucets and door hardware that owners prefer to update rather than replace.

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 Placentia to Our Shop

    Getting Placentia parts to our bench looks 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 Placentia 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 Placentia

    Placentia parcels usually arrive at our Oceanside shop the next business day. For historic pieces, include one untouched original to color match.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other north Orange County cities we serve:

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    Why Placentia Sends Its Plating to DMC

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Placentia homeowners and businesses ask these often.

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    Yes. Mechanical bells, screen door closers, latches and mail slots are usually brass or steel and come apart easily. We clean the mechanism, strip and refinish the visible parts, and reassemble when we can. Tell us if it should still work or just look right, since that changes the approach.

    They do, and the runs can be big. Ship them in labeled bins, one part number each, with the count written on the side. We check the counts on arrival, finish them, and match every repeat order to the first one you approved.

    Usually. Cast letters and metal plaques respond well to stripping and replating or a fresh patina. If the sign has painted lettering, photograph the front and back so we can tell you how to keep the paint safe.

    Many are solid brass and plate very well. We strip and plate them in polished nickel, brass or chrome after checking for cracks. Polished nickel is the most popular update.

    Yes. Placentia's oil history left valves, gauges and fittings in a lot of garages. We strip rust, polish brass, and finish steel in a clear sealed look or a black patina, so the piece looks honest but cared for. Tell us if it's for display or use, since that changes the finish.

    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.