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Metal Plating in Santa Ana, CA

County seat, machine shops and a lot of history.

We provide metal plating to Santa Ana customers by mail, from machine shops and contractors to restaurants on Fourth Street and families in Floral Park. Ship your parts to our Oceanside shop and we return them plated and insured.

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Metal Plating Services in Santa Ana

Downtown history with an industrial backbone.

Santa Ana is the county seat of Orange County, and it has more industry than most visitors realize. Machine shops, fabricators and small manufacturers line the streets near the 55 and the 5. Downtown, the older storefronts on Fourth Street and the historic homes in Floral Park and French Park hold plenty of metal worth restoring.

Everything travels from Santa Ana by ground, and a box usually arrives the next business day. Send a few photos for a written quote, then pack and ship. We take each part through stripping, repair, plating and inspection, and send the finished order back insured.

Machine shops send small parts for electroless nickel or bright nickel. Contractors send fixtures pulled from remodels. Restaurants and shops downtown send rails and door hardware, and owners of 1920s homes in Floral Park send full sets of hinges and knobs.

What We Do

Plating Services in Santa Ana

Santa Ana orders often call for electroless nickel plating and nickel plating on machined parts, chrome plating on fixtures, and brass plating for restorations.

Metal Restoration for Santa Ana Homes and Businesses

Fourth Street storefronts and Floral Park porches.

Santa Ana's industrial areas are full of small shops that make parts for bigger companies. They send us everything from a few prototypes to bins of identical fittings. Electroless nickel is a favorite because it coats evenly inside holes and on threads, so parts still fit after plating.

Downtown and the older neighborhoods bring the decorative side. Floral Park and French Park have Craftsman and Spanish revival homes with original hardware, and storefronts on Fourth Street have door pulls and kick plates that see heavy daily use. We match finishes so new and old pieces look the same.

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 Santa Ana to Our Shop

    A Santa Ana shipment is quick and easy. These are the 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana

    Ground packages from Santa Ana usually reach us the next business day. Bag small parts by part number and tape a list to the top so we can count them on arrival.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other Orange County cities we work with:

    Anaheim Irvine Garden Grove Orange

    Why Santa Ana Sends Its Plating to DMC

    Frequently Asked Questions

    These come up most when Santa Ana shops and homeowners call us.

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    Yes. We plate prototypes in small numbers so you can check fit and finish before a larger run. Tell us the base metal, the coating and any thickness requirement, and we quote it.

    It adds a thin, even layer, so the change is predictable. Tell us the thickness you need and we plan for it. Because the layer is even everywhere, threads and bores keep their shape better than with electroplating.

    We do. Door pulls, push plates and kick plates take a lot of wear. We strip, polish and replate them in chrome, nickel or brass so they look sharp again and stand up to daily cleaning.

    Yes. When you send a whole set, we finish it together so every hinge, knob and plate matches. If you keep a few originals, send one as the color sample.

    A drawing helps but is not required. Clear photos with a ruler or coin for scale, the base metal and the quantity are often enough. For tight specs, a drawing or sample avoids surprises.

    The shop is open Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM. We're closed on Sunday. Shipments are received Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM Pacific.

    Usually, yes. Send a photo of the piece you want to match, or ship it along with your parts as a sample. We adjust the finish until the new work sits right next to the old.

    When the work is done and inspected, we pack your parts in fresh materials and ship them back insured. If you're close to Oceanside, you're welcome to pick them up instead.