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Metal Plating in Upland, CA

Euclid Avenue history, carefully kept.

We provide metal plating to Upland homeowners, restorers, downtown shop owners and contractors who ship their parts to our Oceanside shop. Period hardware, lighting and fixtures return stripped, refinished and insured.

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Citrus era homes along a grand old boulevard.

Upland grew up around citrus, and its history lines Euclid Avenue, where the pepper tree median climbs toward the San Gabriel Mountains and the Madonna of the Trail monument stands. Downtown Upland has old brick storefronts, and the streets around it are full of Craftsman and Mission revival homes. Foothill estates sit higher up.

Upland orders reach us by ground, normally in one business day. Your photos are all we need for a written quote. Once you ship, we strip, repair, plate or patina, inspect everything and send it back insured.

Homeowners send door sets, lanterns and lighting from Craftsman houses. Restorers send hardware from historic projects. Shops downtown send pulls and signs, and foothill homeowners send gate hardware and outdoor fixtures.

What We Do

Plating Services in Upland

Upland most often asks for copper plating, patinas and nickel plating for period homes, plus home decor restoration and refurbishing.

Metal Plating Services in Upland

Downtown storefronts and foothill bungalows.

Upland's older neighborhoods have Arts and Crafts and Mission revival hardware: hammered copper plates, bronze hinges, iron lanterns. We strip the old finish and paint, repair small damage, and refinish in antique copper, statuary brown or oil rubbed bronze to suit each house.

Downtown Upland's brick storefronts have pulls, kick plates and signs that see daily traffic. Up in the foothills, estates send gate hardware, lanterns and outdoor fixtures exposed to sun and wind, which we refinish in tougher finishes.

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 Upland to Our Shop

    Upland pieces travel to us in these 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 Upland 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 Upland

    Upland packages normally land at our shop the following business day. On historic jobs, tape a small note to each piece saying which door or room it came from.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other foothill and Inland Empire cities we serve:

    Rancho Cucamonga Ontario Pomona Chino

    Why Upland Sends Its Plating to DMC

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Upland homeowners and restorers often ask these.

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    Yes. We strip worn finishes and paint, repair small dents and refinish in antique copper or a bronze patina that keeps the hammered texture visible. Send one untouched piece as a sample so the restored hardware matches what stays on the house. Hammered textures are easy to lose with heavy polishing, so we go lightly.

    It's a deep brown patina often used on bronze and brass, with highlights rubbed back by hand so details show. It suits Arts and Crafts homes well and can be sealed with lacquer or wax. It looks rich next to dark wood trim.

    Yes. Many shops keep a temporary pull on the door while the original is out. Tell us your schedule and we plan the work around it. Pulls on heavy old doors take the most wear, so we check the mounting posts too.

    We do. Hinges, latches and lanterns are stripped of rust, repaired and finished in powder coat or patina. Large gates need freight, so send sizes first. Lanterns on the gate posts are a common first project.

    It's your choice. A sealed patina keeps its color. A living finish keeps darkening and changing with use. For door hardware that gets handled a lot, sealed is easier to live with.

    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.