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> Anybody do zinc plating here?
JimmyG
post Feb 13 2016, 03:45 PM
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Working on getting my engine parts together for the rebuild and need a half dozen or so parts done and all the stuff I see locally is large or massive part number platers.I just need a little done and looked in the vendor spot with no success. Is there somebody trustworthy that does this for our 914 restos?
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post Feb 13 2016, 03:49 PM
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QUOTE(JimmyG @ Feb 13 2016, 01:45 PM) *

Working on getting my engine parts together for the rebuild and need a half dozen or so parts done and all the stuff I see locally is large or massive part number platers.I just need a little done and looked in the vendor spot with no success. Is there somebody trustworthy that does this for our 914 restos?

Check Bruce stone he may have the bits already done
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post Feb 13 2016, 03:58 PM
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Also, Eric Shea at PMB has been known to throw in misc. parts for gold cad or silver zinc plating when he does his caliper restorations, so call or email him at PMB to see if he still does that.

.... & if you're going to resto your brake calipers too, then you can send them all along to him in the same package - but take pix of every one & where it goes, cuz they'll get jumbled up at the plater in any case.

http://www.pmbperformance.com/teener.html

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post Feb 13 2016, 05:01 PM
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OK Great! I will check them both.
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post Feb 13 2016, 05:50 PM
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If you would rather have it done locally, call one of the automotive restoration shops in town and ask them where they have their plating done. Unless they are jerks, they won't mind telling you.
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post Feb 13 2016, 06:10 PM
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I could really use a plater too. I have quite a bit of parts I need done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Feb 13 2016, 09:11 PM
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Shaun (tru-6) on Early 911 S Registry does amazing work as well. Both yellow and clear zinc.
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post Feb 13 2016, 09:37 PM
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Shaun (tru-6) on Early 911 S Registry does amazing work as well. Both yellow and clear zinc.

This is who I used. Chris is a great guy, and the prices were reasonable.

http://coloradoplating.com/
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post Feb 13 2016, 09:45 PM
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Bruce does but ive been trying to get him to send me 6 screws for the last 3 weeks to no avail so theirs that.
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post Feb 13 2016, 11:35 PM
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QUOTE(rangrbob @ Feb 13 2016, 10:37 PM) *

QUOTE(raynekat @ Feb 13 2016, 08:11 PM) *

Shaun (tru-6) on Early 911 S Registry does amazing work as well. Both yellow and clear zinc.

This is who I used. Chris is a great guy, and the prices were reasonable.

http://coloradoplating.com/


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Not many places do real Cad plating any more. It is still used in aviation and these guys are also known as aero propellor so they do it They are well regarded for their work.
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post Feb 14 2016, 07:31 AM
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Research places that do plating..
As has been mentioned, check with Restoration Shops.

The sources mentioned above usually are middle men..
They don't generally do the plating themselves.
They may clean your parts and then send them out to someone
who does the plating, at an extra cost..
A little research on your part Will get you to the source
and cut out the middle man.
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post Feb 14 2016, 07:38 AM
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Unless you have more than what will fit in a large priority flat rate box or 2, I would beg Eric to do it for you and pay him what ever he charges. If you find a plater who is willing to do small batches, for a reasonable price, does a good job, in a reasonable time and doesn't loose the parts, please let me know!
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post Feb 14 2016, 08:19 AM
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I'm about to send a batch, if you would like to be included.
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post Feb 14 2016, 12:00 PM
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sent you a pm joe
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post Feb 28 2016, 03:09 AM
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QUOTE(raynekat @ Feb 13 2016, 07:11 PM) *

Shaun (tru-6) on Early 911 S Registry does amazing work as well. Both yellow and clear zinc.


Some recent examples of Shaun's work on some of my parts.
Super nice.
He strips and bead blasts the parts you send him, so the plater has the best starting surface to work with.

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post Feb 28 2016, 09:05 AM
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Again, if you want to pay someone to clean your parts and pay
to ship them both ways to a middle man, go for it.
A little due diligence on your part can cut out the middle man
and go right to the shop that does the work.

This isn't that difficult...

The plater he uses does good work.. I'm pretty sure it is a place outside Boston..
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post Feb 29 2016, 01:05 PM
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QUOTE(gandalf_025 @ Feb 28 2016, 10:05 AM) *

Again, if you want to pay someone to clean your parts and pay
to ship them both ways to a middle man, go for it.
A little due diligence on your part can cut out the middle man
and go right to the shop that does the work.

This isn't that difficult...

The plater he uses does good work.. I'm pretty sure it is a place outside Boston..



The plater I use asked for and has a stack of my business cards that they give to everyone who comes in with car parts. They hate them.

What I do isn't for everyone. My focus is high end restoration work and just packed up 45 lb of hardware from a 73S going back to Italy. It's also enthusiasts who have limited time and want the best possible plating. I don't just clean parts, there's no fun in that. My process is to clean off-the-car, dirty rusty parts, then strip them of all plating, sometimes soda or bead blast as needed, then tumble with a mild ceramic abrasive as the first stage in surface preps and them tumble with porcelain beads to gain the proper finish the customer requests, upon plating. If you are restoring a 914-4 or -6 to Hagerty 1 and don't want the bright zinc only available today, I can fix that. Or cadmium, nickel, chrome and bright dip+anodizing for bright aluminum trim.

In short, like painting a car, I am all about surface prep. This means the plating is the best it can possibly be and won't degrade quickly. Restoration shops send me junk re-plated parts all the time to be done again because these parts are typically a nuisance to most platers and are treated that way. And platers are known to lose things.

I also replace all Schnorr, wave and lock washers free of charge. These should never be reused.

A small sampling, apparently there's a limit in size.

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post Feb 29 2016, 01:08 PM
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Thank you Doug! I love what I do and hope it shows.


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QUOTE(raynekat @ Feb 13 2016, 07:11 PM) *

Shaun (tru-6) on Early 911 S Registry does amazing work as well. Both yellow and clear zinc.


Some recent examples of Shaun's work on some of my parts.
Super nice.
He strips and bead blasts the parts you send him, so the plater has the best starting surface to work with.

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post Feb 29 2016, 01:40 PM
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I recently used :
Commercial Electro Plating
1937 S Cherry Avenue
Fresno, CA 93721-3305

$154 total
Shipping to them: $17

Zinc plating: $75 minimum charge (sounds like whatever fits into a 5 gallon bucket is the same price)

Oven bake afterwards: $50 minimum (they did the entire batch, only needed to high stress parts if you sent them all brackets and non-critical bolts no need for it)

Shipping back to me: $12

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post Feb 29 2016, 01:42 PM
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Nice parts Shaun...prep work sucks, I stopped caring after a while and I just wanted to get my parts sent out!

My next batch for my 914 will be nicer for sure.
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