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Metal Plating in San Gabriel, CA

Mission history and busy dining rooms.

Our metal plating serves San Gabriel restorers, restaurants, historic property owners and homeowners who mail their parts to our Oceanside shop. Historic hardware, decor, kitchen pieces and fixtures return refinished and insured.

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Chrome, Nickel and Brass Plating in San Gabriel

A city that grew up around a 1771 mission.

San Gabriel grew up around Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded in 1771, and the Mission District still has the mission, the Mission Playhouse and historic adobes nearby. Today the city is also known across Southern California for its restaurants and bakeries. Residential streets have Spanish revival and Craftsman homes from the 1920s.

From the Mission District, a ground parcel generally makes it to Oceanside overnight. Photos come first, then a written quote. Each piece is stripped, refinished and inspected before it returns insured.

Restorers and historic properties send iron hardware, bronze fittings and lanterns. Restaurants send rails, decor and serving pieces. Homeowners send hinges, door sets and lighting from 1920s houses.

What We Do

Plating Services in San Gabriel

San Gabriel asks for patinas, copper plating and brass plating for historic work, plus gold 24k plating and metal polishing for restaurants.

Metal Plating Near San Gabriel

Adobe walls, restaurant rows and Spanish revival homes.

Historic buildings in the Mission District have iron hinges, bronze fittings and lanterns that need careful handling. We clean and refinish them in period appropriate patinas, and we tell owners when a gentle cleaning is the better choice than stripping. Anything with strict preservation rules should be cleared with the property's conservator first.

San Gabriel's restaurants use decorative brass and gold in dining rooms, plus serving carts and trays that need to shine. We replate and seal them for daily use. Spanish revival homes nearby send dark bronze hinges, door knockers and lanterns to be matched to their originals. Bakeries send display stands and cake domes with brass frames.

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 San Gabriel to Our Shop

    San Gabriel pieces get to our shop 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 San Gabriel 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 Gabriel

    San Gabriel parcels typically arrive the next business day. Wrap old iron and bronze in soft cloth, and box heavy pieces on their own.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other San Gabriel Valley cities we serve:

    Alhambra Rosemead Pasadena Monterey Park

    Plating Questions from San Gabriel

    Frequently Asked Questions

    San Gabriel restorers, restaurants and homeowners ask these.

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    Often, yes. We remove loose rust gently, stabilize the metal and finish it in a black or dark bronze patina sealed with wax. If a piece belongs to a protected historic site, please check with the site's conservator first, since some rules require specific methods or leaving original surfaces untouched.

    Yes. Brass, nickel and silver plated pieces are stripped, polished and replated, then sealed or left food safe as needed. Carts often come back looking new. Silver on food contact pieces is always food safe.

    Yes. Send an original as a sample, and we patina the rest to match by hand. Hand matching keeps the old and new pieces looking alike. Knockers and hinges are often bronze, which patinas beautifully.

    For very old or historic pieces, yes. Keeping the original surface can matter more than looking new, and we suggest that when it fits. It also costs less than a full restoration.

    Yes. We strip worn gold and plate 24k gold over nickel, sealed for daily use. Heavier gold deposits last longer on high touch pieces.

    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.