Chrome plating in SoCal

[philD]

Is there a place in SoCal that does quality chrome plating for handguns? I don't want to ship my gun out of state for that purpose.

[Satex]

Check out www.gotammo.com. They do engraving, maybe they do plating as well, or at least know who does.

[69Mach1]

Here you go.

http://techplate.com/firearms_pl.htm

[accordingtoome]

Here you go.

http://techplate.com/firearms_pl.htm

have you used them ??

[SVTNate]

You mean hard chrome? Just pay the 50-60 bucks at a UPS shipping center, and send it to Virgil Tripp (Tripp Research), Cogan, or one of the other well known refinishers who does hard chrome.

[accordingtoome]

i was looking for something different .. like gunmetal / gray

[SVTNate]

Hrm... well, Tripp Research might offer a grey Kobra-Coat. Also, check out Mac's Shootin' Irons...

http://www.shootiniron.com/index.html

What else... Nighthawk has a grey ceramic coat, might email them.

[CamW]

Check with Dave's Metal Works in Covina.He's a great gunsmith and a nice guy to do business with.I don't know where he sends his guns out for hard chroming , but the finish is really nice.
Dave's Metal Works
626-859-0299

https://www.davesmetalworks.com

[elsolo]

Techplate has a good reputation and is used by several well respected smiths in socal.

I have seen their work and I thought it looked good, but I don't know how much prep work they do and how much they want done before they get the parts. All the guns I have seen them do were sent to them by local smiths, not the gun's owners.

I have never used them as I don't have any chromed firearms