Chrome Plating
Copper, nickel and chrome with hand polishing between layers, for parts that need a bright, lasting shine.
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Our metal plating serves San Diego customers from a shop just up the coast in Oceanside. We replate boat hardware, restaurant trim, vintage fixtures and production parts for homes and businesses across the city, then ship everything back ready to use.
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Metal Plating Services in San Diego
A coastal city that is hard on metal.
San Diego is lovely to live in and rough on metal. Ocean air carries salt deep into Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach, and outdoor fixtures pit and dull faster than people expect. Under that damage there is often good brass, bronze or steel, which is exactly what plating can save.
San Diego customers send their parts by ground, and the trip usually takes one business day. You start with a few photos and get a written quote. Then you pack the parts, ship them, and we take care of stripping, prep, plating and inspection before shipping them back insured.
Work comes to us from all over the city. Boat owners at Shelter Island and Harbor Island send cleats and rail fittings. Gaslamp restaurants send bar trim. Homeowners in North Park and South Park send Craftsman hardware, and companies around Sorrento Valley send small parts that need a clean, even finish.
What We Do
Plating Services in San Diego
San Diego asks us most for chrome plating and boat and yacht parts work, along with nickel plating, brass plating and electroless nickel plating for precise parts.
Electroless Nickel Plating
An even nickel layer applied without electric current, so threads, bores and complex shapes get the same coverage.
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Copper Plating
A warm decorative finish or a smooth underplate before nickel, chrome or paint.
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Brass Plating
Classic gold tone for fixtures, hardware and decor, sealed to keep its color.
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Gold 24k Plating
Real 24k gold over a polished nickel base for fixtures, emblems and decorative pieces.
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Nickel Plating
Bright or satin nickel that protects steel and brass and gives a soft silver tone.
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Silver Plating
Silver for flatware, serving pieces, instruments and heirlooms that deserve to shine again.
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Patinas
Hand applied aged finishes like oil rubbed bronze and antique brass, sealed to last.
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Home Decor Restoration
Lamps, door hardware, mirrors and keepsakes stripped, repaired and refinished.
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Powder Coating
A tough baked on color coat for frames, furniture, railings and equipment.
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Classic Car and Motorcycle Parts
Trim, emblems, knobs and small parts brought back to original condition or better.
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Boat and Yacht Parts
Cleats, rails, hawse pipes and fittings restored to stand up to salt air again.
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Tumble Finishes
Mass finishing that deburrs and smooths large runs of small parts evenly.
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Refurbishing
Worn, bent or broken metal pieces repaired and rebuilt before they are refinished.
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Metal Polishing
Hand buffing to a mirror, satin or brushed look, with or without plating after.
View ServiceWhy San Diego Sends Its Plating to DMC
Marinas, bungalows and busy dining rooms.
Boating is a big part of our San Diego work. Salt damage on cleats, chocks and steering wheels is something we see every week, and we strip it back, fill the pits and replate with nickel and chrome. Hotels and restaurants downtown and in Little Italy add a steady flow of trim and fixtures.
The city also has a lot of science and defense business. Labs, Navy suppliers and machine shops send us parts that need an even coating, and electroless nickel is often the answer there. Then there are the homes, from Mission Hills Spanish revivals to postwar ranch houses, full of hardware worth saving.
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.
How It Works
From San Diego to Our Shop
San Diego is close, but shipping is still the easiest way to get parts to us. Here is the usual process.
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.
Metal Plating Gallery
Metal Finishing Gallery
A look at recent work from our Oceanside shop: plated hardware, lighting, hospitality and casino pieces, marine fittings and industrial parts.
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 San Diego is plated in this building.
Decorative Metal Coatings
Southern California's metal plating and finishing shop since 1989.
- Address 2613 Temple Heights Dr, Ste G, Oceanside, CA 92056
- Phone (760) 746 3378
- Quotes Send photos and get a price
Business Hours
- Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Saturday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
Close by, but shipped
San Diego is only a short way down the coast, and ground packages usually reach us in one business day. Rinse salty parts with fresh water and let them dry before packing them.
Nearby Cities We Serve
Other San Diego County cities we plate for:
How San Diego Customers Ship Parts to Us
Frequently Asked Questions
A few things San Diego customers usually want to know first.
Often, yes. Bronze and brass cleats with surface pitting can be stripped, copper filled, buffed and plated with nickel and chrome. Deep pits on pot metal are harder to hide, and we will say so in your quote before any work starts.
Ground shipping from San Diego usually arrives in one business day, since our shop is in Oceanside. We let you know when your parts arrive and ship them back insured when they are finished.
For outdoor pieces near the water, a quality nickel and chrome stack is the most forgiving choice. Brass and copper look beautiful but need lacquer and more care in salty air. Rinsing pieces with fresh water now and then helps any finish last.
We do. Electroless nickel gives an even layer on threads, bores and small details, which is why machine shops and lab equipment makers use it. Send us a drawing or a sample part and we quote the coating and count.
We match finishes on older hardware all the time. Send us an original piece to compare, and we can bring new or replated pieces to the same oil rubbed bronze, antique brass or nickel tone.
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.