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Metal Plating in Gresham, OR

Rain country metal, protected properly.

Metal plating for Gresham manufacturers, homeowners and growers is done by mail at our shop in Oceanside, California. Ship your parts south, and we return them plated, inspected and insured.

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Between the city and the mountain.

Gresham is the fourth largest city in Oregon, sitting east of Portland where the road starts climbing toward Mount Hood. Berry fields and nurseries shaped it first. Now its industrial areas make electronics and precision parts, the light rail line ends downtown, and the older streets near Main Avenue keep their early homes.

A Gresham order travels farther than most, so we plan it well. Photos or drawings come first, and you get a written quote. Ground shipping to Southern California usually takes two to four business days. We plate, inspect and pack carefully, and the insured return takes about the same time.

Manufacturers ask us about consistent coatings for machined parts. Owners of older houses send door hardware and light fixtures. Nursery and farm families send equipment parts and the occasional antique tool or scale.

What We Do

Plating Services in Gresham

Gresham requests tend toward protection: electroless nickel plating for precision parts, powder coating for equipment, and nickel plating, brass plating and home decor restoration for houses.

Metal Finishing Services for Gresham

Precision parts and porch light fixtures.

Moisture is the theme in western Oregon. Months of rain mean bare steel rusts quickly and lacquer on outdoor brass gives out early. We often suggest powder coating for anything outside, and a sealed plated finish for covered porches. Indoors, the choices open up.

For shops, distance matters less than repeatability. Electroless nickel deposits evenly on every surface, so a lot of parts comes back uniform. We keep finish details on file, which makes the second and third orders easier than the first.

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 Gresham to Our Shop

    From Gresham, allow a few days of transit each direction.

    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 Gresham 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 Gresham

    Ground packages from Gresham usually reach Oceanside in two to four business days. Dry the parts fully and bag them before boxing, since a damp carton and bare steel do not mix on a long trip.

    Nearby Cities We Serve

    Other Oregon cities we plate for:

    Portland Beaverton Eugene

    Plating Questions from Gresham

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Gresham shops and homeowners ask us these.

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    For small and medium parts, yes. Ground transit is usually two to four business days each way. We give you the plating price in writing first, so you can add the shipping and judge the total before sending anything.

    Powder coating is our usual answer. It is baked on as a thick layer over blasted, pretreated metal and handles constant moisture well. Lacquered brass and copper are better kept under cover.

    Electroless nickel is made for that. The layer is thin and even, including inside threads and bores. Send the drawing with any critical dimensions marked, and we will confirm what to expect.

    Yes. Door sets, hinges, window hardware and light fixtures are repaired and refinished in period tones such as vintage nickel or antique brass. Label the pieces by room before removing them.

    They can. We remove rust, repair what is practical and seal or refinish the metal. Tell us whether you want it bright or with its age left showing. Pieces with original paint or stenciling are worth preserving, so point those out before you ship.

    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.