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Royal Ryser · 04-24-2018, 05:25 PM

Two questions. 1: I can find nobody that chromes bumpers in the Denver area, or surrounding area. Can anyone tell me who chromes bumpers in this or surrounding states? Is their quality good and what is approximate price (36 sedan bumper)?
2: Has anyone had good luck polishing scratched existing chrome? If so, how did you do it? What materials did you use?
Thanks, Royal

deeprock · 04-24-2018, 10:11 PM

Maybe a little far, but excellent quality.
https://www.northstarplating.com/

Paul Bennett · 04-24-2018, 10:26 PM

We all have to freight to the platers. Absolute best show-room quality it in Sacremento and aprox $500 per bumper while next level quality is in LA for $300.

If you can find someone in between get recommendation of quality price and completion/ship dates.

You might consider buffing yourself with under $100 for polish and wheels for a 10 foot quality job.

50fordcoupeman · 04-24-2018, 10:32 PM

Paul.............any recommendation what polish to use?

1931 flamingo · 04-25-2018, 07:30 AM

Try getting ahold of Steve at Bert's (Model A) in Denver and ask who does his plating.
Paul in CT

HOTRODPRIMER · 04-26-2018, 12:49 PM

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Tri-city plating in Elizabethan,Tenn,they can plate your bumpers or do they offer a exchange also,that's the route I took since my bumpers were bent up .

They did the bumpers on our '54 Ranch Wagon back in 2012 and they look like the day I picked them up. HRP

(423) 542-6532

Greg58 · 04-26-2018, 06:56 PM

Tri-city did mine, they had a set of cores so I didn't have to wait. The wife and I made a weekend trip to Tennessee to pick them up, they met me at their shop on Saturday morning to pick them up. They did a lot better than the bumpers on my GMC that were done in Atlanta.

tubman · 04-26-2018, 07:11 PM

I'll second North Star Plating in Brainerd. I used them for a bunch of stuff last year and it turned out great and the price was OK. They were kinda slow turning it around, though (4 months).

Royal Ryser · 04-28-2018, 03:38 PM

Thanks for the help, guys.
Royal

cbillelder · 04-29-2018, 04:02 PM

I had my two '36 bumpers done at Ogden Plating in Ogden, Utah. Both parts came out beautiful. They each were $600 but that included the shipping to them and back from Greeley, Colorado.

95476 · 04-30-2018, 11:17 AM

I sure hope Ogden is good quality.
They quoted $2400.00 to plate my new 1934 Ford windshield frame.
That is 6 times the cost of the frame new.
Sherm's plating in Sacramento (who is known as one of the priciest platers around) charged me 350.00
Show around for price and quality.

Vintage Copper 47 · 04-30-2018, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Bennett

We all have to freight to the platers. Absolute best show-room quality it in Sacremento and aprox $500 per bumper while next level quality is in LA for $300.

If you can find someone in between get recommendation of quality price and completion/ship dates.

You might consider buffing yourself with under $100 for polish and wheels for a 10 foot quality job.

Jesse at Astro Plating in L.A. is good... all the costs & lack of plating firms is because of environmentalism...

Royal Ryser · 05-02-2018, 06:10 PM

Looks like chroming a bumper is expensive and I'd have to pay shipping two ways. At Macs the price is around $360 plus shipping for a new chrome bumper, plus shipping, and $470 for a stainless steel one.
Has any of you bought one of these bumpers lately? How is the quality? It may well be cheaper and just as good to buy a new one.
royal

04-24-2018, 05:25 PM	#1
Royal Ryser Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 553	Bumper chrome Two questions. 1: I can find nobody that chromes bumpers in the Denver area, or surrounding area. Can anyone tell me who chromes bumpers in this or surrounding states? Is their quality good and what is approximate price (36 sedan bumper)? 2: Has anyone had good luck polishing scratched existing chrome? If so, how did you do it? What materials did you use? Thanks, Royal

04-24-2018, 10:11 PM	#2
deeprock Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Bruno MN Posts: 90	Re: Bumper chrome Maybe a little far, but excellent quality. https://www.northstarplating.com/

04-24-2018, 10:26 PM	#3
Paul Bennett Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 628	Re: Bumper chrome We all have to freight to the platers. Absolute best show-room quality it in Sacremento and aprox $500 per bumper while next level quality is in LA for $300. If you can find someone in between get recommendation of quality price and completion/ship dates. You might consider buffing yourself with under $100 for polish and wheels for a 10 foot quality job.

04-24-2018, 10:32 PM	#4
50fordcoupeman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: LaGrande Oregon Posts: 865	Re: Bumper chrome Paul.............any recommendation what polish to use?

04-25-2018, 07:30 AM	#5
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: Bumper chrome Try getting ahold of Steve at Bert's (Model A) in Denver and ask who does his plating. Paul in CT

04-26-2018, 12:49 PM	#6
HOTRODPRIMER Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate,South Carolina Posts: 500	Re: Bumper chrome Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Tri-city plating in Elizabethan,Tenn,they can plate your bumpers or do they offer a exchange also,that's the route I took since my bumpers were bent up . They did the bumpers on our '54 Ranch Wagon back in 2012 and they look like the day I picked them up. HRP (423) 542-6532 __________________ ‘When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one which has opened for us.’ Alexander Graham Bell

04-26-2018, 06:56 PM	#7
Greg58 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Newnan Georgia Posts: 206	Re: Bumper chrome Tri-city did mine, they had a set of cores so I didn't have to wait. The wife and I made a weekend trip to Tennessee to pick them up, they met me at their shop on Saturday morning to pick them up. They did a lot better than the bumpers on my GMC that were done in Atlanta. __________________ Greg

04-26-2018, 07:11 PM	#8
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,304	Re: Bumper chrome I'll second North Star Plating in Brainerd. I used them for a bunch of stuff last year and it turned out great and the price was OK. They were kinda slow turning it around, though (4 months).

04-28-2018, 03:38 PM	#9
Royal Ryser Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 553	Re: Bumper chrome Thanks for the help, guys. Royal

04-29-2018, 04:02 PM	#10
cbillelder Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 961	Re: Bumper chrome I had my two '36 bumpers done at Ogden Plating in Ogden, Utah. Both parts came out beautiful. They each were $600 but that included the shipping to them and back from Greeley, Colorado.

04-30-2018, 11:17 AM	#11
95476 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 413	Re: Bumper chrome I sure hope Ogden is good quality. They quoted $2400.00 to plate my new 1934 Ford windshield frame. That is 6 times the cost of the frame new. Sherm's plating in Sacramento (who is known as one of the priciest platers around) charged me 350.00 Show around for price and quality.

05-02-2018, 06:10 PM	#13
Royal Ryser Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 553	Re: Bumper chrome Looks like chroming a bumper is expensive and I'd have to pay shipping two ways. At Macs the price is around $360 plus shipping for a new chrome bumper, plus shipping, and $470 for a stainless steel one. Has any of you bought one of these bumpers lately? How is the quality? It may well be cheaper and just as good to buy a new one. royal