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Metal Plating in San Francisco, CA

Victorian hardware has plenty of life left.

We do metal plating for San Francisco customers who would rather restore than replace. Victorian door hardware, hotel fixtures, bar rails and boat fittings ship to our Oceanside shop, get stripped and replated, and travel back insured.

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Chrome and Nickel Plating for San Francisco

Old houses, foggy air and a lot of brass.

San Francisco has thousands of Victorian and Edwardian homes, many with their original hinges, knobs, mail slots and gas era light fixtures. Fog and bay air slowly wear those finishes down. Most of the hardware is solid brass or cast iron, so stripping and replating brings it back without losing the character.

From San Francisco, everything comes by mail. You send photos, we answer with a written quote, and you ship the parts by ground. That usually takes one to two business days. We handle the stripping, repairs and plating in Oceanside and ship the finished pieces back insured.

Homeowners in Noe Valley, the Haight and Pacific Heights send hardware from restorations. Restaurants and hotels around Union Square and the Mission send trim that needs to look sharp again. Sailors at the bay marinas send cleats and wheels, and antique dealers send silver and lamps.

What We Do

Plating Services in San Francisco

San Francisco asks for nickel plating and brass plating on period hardware, silver plating for heirlooms, and home decor restoration and boat and yacht parts work.

Metal Restoration for San Francisco Homes and Businesses

Restorations, hotels and bay sailors.

Restoration is the heart of our San Francisco work. Owners of painted ladies and Edwardian flats want hardware that looks original, so we often plate polished vintage nickel or antique brass instead of bright chrome. Pieces come in painted over, and we strip the paint before anything else.

Hospitality is the other big part. Hotels and restaurants need door pulls, rails and bath trim that look right under heavy use. Antique shops and families send silver serving pieces, and boat owners from the marinas send hardware that the bay has pitted over the years.

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 San Francisco to Our Shop

    Here is how San Francisco customers usually get their parts down to our shop.

    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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco

    Ground boxes from the city usually reach our Oceanside shop in one to two business days. Label which door or room each piece came from, and we keep the sets together.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other Bay Area cities we plate for:

    Oakland San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara

    How San Francisco Customers Ship Parts to Us

    Frequently Asked Questions

    These are the questions San Francisco customers tend to ask first.

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    Yes. Painted over hinges and knobs are common in San Francisco homes. We strip the paint and the old plating, check the metal underneath, and plate it fresh. Small details on cast pieces come back sharp once the paint is gone.

    Many Victorian owners choose polished vintage nickel or antique brass, since bright chrome came later. We can match a piece you already have, so the replated hardware blends in with the original parts of the house.

    Ground shipping usually takes one to two business days from San Francisco. We confirm arrival and ship the finished work back insured by ground as well.

    We do. Silver can be plated bright, satin or antique, and the silver we use on flatware and serving pieces is food safe. An optional anti tarnish lacquer helps decorative pieces stay bright longer.

    Most bronze and brass marine hardware can be. We strip the old plating, copper fill the pits, and finish in chrome or nickel. Very deep corrosion may still show, and we tell you that in the quote.

    Yes, and most of our work starts that way. We strip the old plating down to the base metal, repair what needs repair, then plate it fresh. New plating over a failing layer never lasts, so we don't do it.

    We do. Along with single pieces for homeowners, we run batches of hundreds or thousands of parts for companies in California and other states. Send a photo of a sample, the quantity and the finish, and we'll quote the whole run.

    Steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, pot metal and zamak. Some of them need extra prep so the plating bonds well, and we'll tell you up front if your part does.