Cost of Chroming

[Noid]

Hi Guys

Got a quote in Canberra to chrome the grill was $715 inc GST.  Can anyone tell me if that is a good price?

PS The grill is in good condition

Cheers

[John Abbott]

Damn!!!!

[mezzmo]

Okay,at first i was gonna be a smartarse and say 'brain damage from the paint fumes'......chroming.....get it?? hah hahh

but i thought better of it - mate that sounds EXCESSIVE!

Try these guys      -  http://www.modernplating.com.au/

I had some parts for my bedford chromed at a very popular place in dandenong which for legal reasons i wont name, but my door hinges, grill, bonnet hinges and headlight surrounds are now chock full of rust - and that started happening in a matter of months after i had it done and they wern't even fitted to the van yet - DONT GO THERE!

I had my side pipes for my corvette done at modern plating and the two of them cost me $500.00 and mate, they are as shiney now as the day i installed them ( a couple of years ago).

I highly recommend them.

[Hobbit]

Modern Plating were featured on an episode of 'Gasolene' last year. It's good to know, they also do Ceramic Coating. Super-professional resto work on chrome parts. Very impressive.

[Marishka]

Okay,at first i was gonna be a smartarse and say 'brain damage from the paint fumes'......chroming.....get it?? hah hahh

but i thought better of it - mate that sounds EXCESSIVE!

Try these guys      -  http://www.modernplating.com.au/

I had some parts for my bedford chromed at a very popular place in dandenong which for legal reasons i wont name, but my door hinges, grill, bonnet hinges and headlight surrounds are now chock full of rust - and that started happening in a matter of months after i had it done and they wern't even fitted to the van yet - DONT GO THERE!

I had my side pipes for my corvette done at modern plating and the two of them cost me $500.00 and mate, they are as shiney now as the day i installed them ( a couple of years ago).

I highly recommend them.

i would have taken the rusting chrome back and asked =WTF

[mezzmo]

Y'know MTY that was definaterly an option but i'm kind of a once bitten twice shy person. I should have researched more for a start - any way, in the long run i have cost him way more business than he would have had by putting the message out there.

[Noid]

Thanks for the replies, will just need to check and see with the cost of freight if it is a worth while execise. I currently have a pretty good painted one on the van at the moment which a put a pretty big scratch in and was just wanting to compare if repainting the grill or getting the other one chrome plated was a better option.  Sounds like the touch up paint might still have to do.

[Noid]

Just sent Modern Plating an email quote request so will let ya know how I go.

[cords]

thats a good price had a 36 plymouth grill done cost $1600 and would pay it again
you can drop the cost by doing some of the work your self

[Hobbit]

Hi Noid. Have you tried Electroplating Technologies in Queanbeyan?
I've had a few items done there which weren't too expensive.