Hot Rods HELP: Looking For NICKEL PLATING In NorCal Bay Area??

I know I've heard of a place that does nickel plating in Oakland, CA, but I can't seem to find their info. Any help? Other places near the Bay Area?

Good prices and good service?

Thanks!

 

Call Patrick Ottis in Berkeley. He restores Ferraris for a living and they have many(!) nickel plated parts. A very nice, very helpful gentleman. (510) 849-3553
VonWegener

 

Isn't nickel plating part of most chrome plating processes? If so, maybe any chrome shop could do that.

 

Yes, but from what I understand not all places that nickel do chrome, and there is supposed to be a place that does low-buck nickel in Oakland. I think it's after the nickeling that the chrome process gets more toxic. Don't quote me though.

 

15 Years ago Don Thelan built a 32 roadster using nickel plating for the bright work. He explained to me that the nickel plating used on 1920s luxury cars was a different type nickel than what is used under chrome plating. It was known as "German Silver" back then. Gun restorers would also know where to get this process done.
VonWegener

 

There is a hole-in-the wall plating place on Adaline, where it meets MLK in Berkeley. I have to do a delivery over there tomorrow. I will check it out.

 

Any chance the guy located in San Martin "the best chrome" can do it? I don't know the phone number

 

There is a place off high street just below the 880 that does galvanizeing. Not sure if they do anything else.

 

Gold Seal Plating may be the place.

They say they do:

Available Plating Finishes
Gold
Mil-G-45204, Type I, II and III
Bright 14kt
Matte 23kt
Bright 23kt
Pure 24kt

Silver
QQ-S-365, Type I, II, and III
Matte Silver
Bright Silver
Light Oxidized Silver
Dark Oxidized Silver
Antique Silver

Nickel
QQ-N-290, Class I and II
Matte Nickel
Semi-bright Nickel
Satin Nickel
Bright Nickel
Antique Nickel

Copper
Mil-C-14550
High Build Copper
Bright Copper
Antique Copper

Brass
Bright Brass
Antique Brass

Bronze
US-10B
Bright Bronze
Anitique Bronze
Oil Rubbed Bronze

Imitation Rhodium
(Tin Alloy)
Bright White Finish

Chrome
(Trivalent Process)
Satin Chrome
Bright Chrome

Burnishing
Tumble Polishing
Antique and Tumble Polishing


Contact info in case anyone else needs it:

Gold Seal Plating & Powder Coating
3125 E. 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94601
Phone: (510) 536-6533
Fax: (510) 536-6538


They close at 1:00pm on Fridays, so I couldn't talk to anyone there yet.

 

Ha, I just drove by them on my way back from 7-11.

Keep me posted on what you find out, or how it turns out, if you use them.

Haven't had a call for plating yet, but it would be good to know if there is a good one close by.

 

Faith Plating on the pensuila is now called Faith Bumper Service or something like that... been around for dog years. If they can't do it I'm sure they know who can.

 

I get a kick out of that place... big ol sign that says "Pacific Galvanizing" and the metal building where it is located is all rusted to shit.

 

Chrome plating is used to protect the nickel.

 

lemme know how it goes. i have a car that needs a full nickle job.

 

there is a guy on 2nd & nevin in richmond that has done nickle for me in the past, kinda slow, but turned out nice. i think his name is gary, but people always called him homer the chromer
ed

 

Do you know the shop name?

 

Electro Forming
130 Nevin Ave.
(510) 237-4988

I have had parts plated from them.
They do a good deal of parts for production type work that is not high quality. You have to be really specific with what you expect.
I have had to have them re-do a few things but they did them without any hesitation and they came out great.
It's also good to keep checking on your progress. Their system of following up or calling you is pretty much non-existant.

P.S. Double park right in front of the entrance if you want to drive away with all the parts on your car you came with.

 

I had these guys do some stuff on my '38 woodie. It was absolutely the worst fucking experience I've ever had building a car. Don't get me started...

Recently Faith Plating in Santa Clara did a great job nickel plating the headlight bar on my rpu. Looks great and was on time and on budget.

 

Here are some more choices...
http://www.thomasnet.com/nsearch.ht...eading=61680807&radius=25&zip=94601&x=22&y=10

 

I am doing a Hispano Suiza and it's bright work is all nickel. I am useing Superior(sp)bumper and chrome is San Jose. They have been around forever same famliy owned since the '50's. Contact after 2 pm talk to Mark(the owners son) for personal service.
By the way Faith brings stuff to them to do.

 

Yeah, Superior is good. They did work on my Starliner.

 

My shop is on 1st and Neven, and have a good connection at the chrome shop. Call me

 

if you polish your stuff before dropping it off,
the outcome will be alot better,
and you'll save alot of money.
High-end chrome shops make there money and quality in the polishing.
TP

 

Global Plating in Fremont - Doug Brothers tell him Rob from Russell Racing says HI
http://www.globalplating.com/

 

who did you go with Kirk?

 

Ended up going to Johnson PLating in Oakland. Great work at a great price. I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

 

Sherms

 

If I was a billionaire.

 

gotcha. thanks.

 

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