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Re-chrome bumpers??
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 13 9:06 pm
by Charged67
Guys, I'm looking for a good place to re-chrome some, trim and bumpers and door frames, Found a place in Ashford but shiiat they are expensive!!
Any one recommend a good alternative?
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 13 9:38 pm
by Adrian Worman
Birmingham is where it's at for plating
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 13 10:37 pm
by Mick70RR
I got my front bumpers re-chromed at a place called
Marque Restore Chrome Plating Ltd.
Unit 4 Shilton Industrial Estate
Bulkington Road
Coventry
West Midlands
CV7 9JY
Can't fault them except they took 3 months to get them done even though they told me 6 weeks.
Re: Re-chrome bumpers??
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 8:05 am
by Turnip
Charged67 wrote:Guys, I'm looking for a good place to re-chrome some, trim and bumpers and door frames, Found a place in Ashford but shiiat they are expensive!!
Any one recommend a good alternative?
Avoid Ashford Chrome, I have only ever heard very bad things about them !!!
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 8:08 am
by MattH
Where are you based?
Arlesey Polishing and Plating in Bedforshire have had good reports.
RECHROME
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 8:33 pm
by JL67
Hi,
Had all my Challenger stuff done at Broadway Brass in Birmingham,
great prices and all done in a couple of weeks!
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 9:19 pm
by Philth
Did you guys have to prepare the parts for chroming yourselves, like dents, pits, surface rust, etc.?
I have a contact for chrome platers in Suffolk (good in the classic car scene - details from a Triumph TR6 owner) but apparently they wont take anything in unless it's all prep'd...
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 9:25 pm
by Guy
Mick70RR wrote:I got my front bumpers re-chromed at a place called
Marque Restore Chrome Plating Ltd.
Unit 4 Shilton Industrial Estate
Bulkington Road
Coventry
West Midlands
CV7 9JY
Can't fault them except they took 3 months to get them done even though they told me 6 weeks.
+1
slow but good
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 9:41 pm
by Charged67
Thanks guys, must admit I looked at some of Ashfords work and the plating was outstanding quality. Issue I have is that there original quote was in the region of £1500- waited for the final quote after inspection and I'm up just shy of 4800!
I'm off on hold Friday but I will swing by Ashford on the way back from gatwick and pick it all up next week. Pain in the butt- I only want to finish the old girl and get back on my yanks!
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 10:32 pm
by V8 Sam
£4,800!!
what you having plated?
the whole engine?
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 13 10:33 pm
by Mossy68
V8 Sam wrote:£4,800!!
what you having plated?
the whole engine?
Whole car more like !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 13 1:03 pm
by Dave81
Chrome plating is bloody expensive these days.
Remember watching classic car SOS and he had 4 dog dishes and a few small bucket full of trim piece's.......Over £800 for that lot, so i'd not be surprised if a bumper is in that region on its own.
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 13 2:17 pm
by Ivor
You may want to consider spray on chrome, that's likeley to be about 4 grand cheaper than the Ashford quote!
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 13 3:51 pm
by V8 Sam
there is always that chrome wrap?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 13 7:31 pm
by Dave81
V8 Sam wrote:there is always that chrome wrap?
This is what i'll be using on my spare rear bumper....Should be about 1/4 of the price.
However id i was redoing the whole car or more specifically, body hugging brightwork, i'd want it done properly.
Otherwise i'd always have that nagging feeling of 'cheap fix' when driving.
Bumpers..........yes, trim/fixings..........No.
Of course thats just my personal opinion......I will however agree that the thought of spending nearly £5k on just chrome work.........
