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Metal Plating in Riverside, CA

Mission revival style deserves original hardware.

Our metal plating serves Riverside homeowners, restorers and manufacturers who send parts to our Oceanside shop by mail. We bring old brass, iron and nickel back to life, finish production parts, and ship it all home insured.

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Citrus groves, old adobe and warm inland summers.

Riverside grew up around citrus, and you can still feel it downtown, where the historic Mission Inn and the streets around it are packed with iron, bronze and brass details. The Wood Streets and Mount Rubidoux area have homes from the 1910s and 1920s, many still wearing their first hinges and lanterns.

Plating from Riverside starts with photos. We look them over and send a written quote, and then you ship the parts by ground. A box from Riverside is usually with us in one business day. Every piece gets stripped, prepped, plated and checked before it ships back insured.

Riverside sends us a real mix. Restorers bring lanterns and wrought iron. Homeowners send door sets and bath fixtures. Manufacturers and warehouses across the Inland Empire send brackets and production parts, and the university area adds a few lab and equipment jobs.

What We Do

Plating Services in Riverside

Riverside requests often include patinas and refurbishing for iron and bronze, nickel plating and brass plating for home hardware, and powder coating for factory parts.

Chrome and Nickel Plating for Riverside

Lanterns, gates and Wood Streets bungalows.

Spanish and Mission revival buildings use a lot of dark metal: iron lanterns, bronze hinges, hand forged gates. Inland heat and sprinklers wear those finishes unevenly. We strip them, fix rust and pitting, and refinish them with an oil rubbed bronze or black patina that looks period correct.

Riverside also has a big working side. Distribution centers and manufacturers send brackets, frames and housings for powder coating or nickel. Homeowners in the Wood Streets and Victoria Avenue areas send faucets and door hardware from houses built a century ago.

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 Riverside to Our Shop

    A Riverside order usually reaches our bench in four simple 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 Riverside 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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    From Riverside to Oceanside

    Riverside is a short ground trip, and boxes usually land the next business day. Wrap wrought iron in cardboard corners so sharp edges don't punch through the box.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Inland Empire cities we also plate for:

    Moreno Valley Corona San Bernardino Fontana

    How Riverside Customers Ship Parts to Us

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Riverside customers ask us these questions more than any others.

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    Usually it can. Our refurbishing work removes rust and old paint, straightens bent sections and fills pits, then finishes the piece in powder coat or a patina. Very thin, rusted through spots may need repair first, and we flag that in the quote.

    Oil rubbed bronze and black patinas are the usual picks, since they look like aged iron and bronze. We relieve the highlights by hand so edges show a little warmth, then seal the finish with lacquer or wax.

    They do. Brackets, frames and housings come to us in runs of dozens to thousands. Tell us the finish, the count and any masking, and we quote the job and plan the batches before you ship.

    We strip it. Plating over a worn finish locks in the flaws and can peel later. Taking the piece back to clean metal lets us repair it properly and gives the new plating a solid base.

    Use a strong double wall box, wrap each piece on its own, and fill every gap so nothing shifts. Heavy iron should not touch plated items in the same box. A Riverside box packed this way usually arrives the next business day in good shape.

    Send us a few photos of the part from different angles, along with what it is and the finish you want. We look them over and send a written quote, usually within 24 business hours. It's free, and you're under no obligation to go ahead.

    Standard orders take 3 to 5 weeks from the day your parts arrive. If you're on a deadline, ask about expedited service. When the schedule allows, we can finish in 5 to 7 business days.

    Yes. Our workmanship is covered for 12 months. If something isn't right with the finish we put on, call us and we'll make it right.