chrome plating question

[KGS]

Frankford Plating in Philadelphia, Pa. One of the best in the business.
They are used by most of the high dollar restoration shops. Very expensive
but top quality.

[Bob/Pa]

Pauls Chrome in Evans City, Pa, excellent but also pricey.

[V12Bill]

I have done four Lincoln restorations and as a blind man can see there is a lot of chrome on a Lincoln. I have had chrome done by the above listed shops and was not happy with either. Paul plated two trunk hinges without removing and replacing the hinge pins which he stated he "always" did. Frankford Plating increased their estimated price of $1100 to $1300 because the pieces "needed" work. If they were broken I could see a price for repair, but they only needed chrome! Librandti in Harrisburg, PA charged me twice to gold plate a piece that he mistakenly chrome plated. Recently NEL in Philadelphia ruined a hood ornament and there was no compensation.

You didn't like Nu-Chrome, and yet they were one of the few places that did a respectable job at a reasonable price for me. I guess it is all in the luck of the draw and whether or not the plater is having a bad day when your work is being done. It seems that the only quick places are on the reality TV shows where tons of chrome are returned perfect in a weeks time. In the real world, 2 months to 6 months seems to be the norm.

[Henryat1140]

People normally can have different experiences with different companies.

I and three of my friends have used Librandi's with good success. They are businesslike and adhered to the estimated completion time. In my case it was four weeks for some small stuff, my buddy's estimate was six to eight weeks; the parts were done in six weeks.

Chrome plating is ridiculously expensive, but more labor intensive than you might think.

SO I recommend Librandi's. I also had a rear convertible top window frame done at Advanced Plating in Nashville Tn. They too were businesslike and on time, but it was $350 to plate the frame - <take deep breath>.

If you need chrome work done it's just a necessary evil.