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IS Electroplating Technologies in Queanbeyan still the place to use for chrome ???? I have tried all the Sydney Chrome Platers over the last few years and have never been 100 % happy with the job ......FC427........

I had some diecasting done for Nev, the job was superb, the cost was too, but I guess you get what you pay for.

Cheers
John

picked up some shiny bits from braybrook not happy with the job was told if I wanted show quality i,ll pay more everythings going to vinnies from now on
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dent on top of overider surely these people realise most car enthusiasts are in clubs and on forums  shody work is going to cost them
regards mal

FC427, yep electroplating technologies in Qbn are fantastic, highly rated did a great job with all my stuff, cast esp, although there may be some delay as when i heard last they were quite busy, but that was before summernats.
cant hurt to give them a call- 02 6297 0535 or email-chrome2@bigpond.net.au

dean

Better learn to look what your writting FC427 Should read  Shiny Bits..........FC427.........

 :P ;D

Oops  :D :) :P

eeegads, he has the shinning  ;D :D ;D :D :P

I see all Smithy  ''THE SHINNING'' is all around on the front on the back ........FC427........

Hey Mikey

If you're going to bag a bloke you need to make sure no one can have a go back at you.

It should read "better learn to look at what YOU'RE WRITING..."  ;) ;D

No offence it's just being pedantic is what I do. :)


Denis

Oh Dear, Denis...

Go back and carefully re-read the thread. You've made a real meal of your pedantry :o

cheers
RET

Isn't it funny how things can look entirely different when you read them in a different light. :-[

Even we pedants know when we have been out done. :'(

Apologies to Mikey and to RET.

I'll climb back into my box now. :-X  ;D


Denis

Ok Denis  I was typing this out while you were typing your last post FC427 did some spelling errors and as I did him a tiny favour once I thought I could get away with being a bit of a good natured smarty pants.

I picked on "writting" as soon as I posted it I saw "your" I said some naughty words to myself and had to get a tissue to wipe the egg off my face.

I corrected my self and posted again "your writting" .Now who is the idiot. (me) :-[ :-[

If you're going to be a smart arse I agree you have to right first time. :P

Sorry FC427 all in good nature and Denis make room in that box for me.

PS I had to read my post a few times to make sure I had no speling errers. ;)

Gidday Mikey

Plenty of room in here.  ;D  I'm thinking of employing a teacher to teach me how to practice what I preach. ;D ;D ;D


Denis

Now we have finished pulling my tail . I thought because I had corrected my own mistake I had closed the door, How wrong was I ...... The chromers in Queanbeyan only has a small tank and can't get the bars in of the GT I am restoring for a mate , I need the contact details of the plater in Hamilton Newcastle Please .........FC427.......

Hey all,

Whilst we're talking about chrome, I went in the local electroplaters in Albury NSW just trying to get some rough prices on redoing my bits and pieces.  Ends up it will cost me $140.00 per bumper section, $40 per overrider and $50 bucks for the number plate surround.  All up $550.00 for a bumper.  My question to you seekers of bargains is, is this a reasonable price?

Nige

BTW I have read this post and checked my spelling and grammar a dozen times  ;D  You all have us newbies nervous.............

see if you can get him down to 120 a section other prices seem very good
Albury platers do a job the rims on my truck came from them can,t fault them bit to far to send my car stuff. mal

All my show cars had the chrome done at Albury platers, In my opinion they are the best in the country. If you specify concourse condition chrome - that's what you will get. As far as I am concerned price is irrelevant if you are after quality.

Ken

Thanks Fellas,

I was just making sure that these were roughly what I should be paying.  Not really after concourse but nice original looking chrome would be good.  BTW, thanks to whoever gave me the advice on blasting the old chrome off, the bloke at the electroplater said I would have wrecked all my bits and they wouldn't have touched them.  Thank god for this forum as what often seems like a good idea at the time can sometimes bite one's a$$. 

As Homer Simpson would say "I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman."

Nige

hey nige & jodie
just for a price comparison. electroplating technologies did both front and rear bumpers for me $110 per section and if i included them $40 per overrider so apart from the extra per section that sounds pretty fair, of course depends on the finnish you will get as to whether it is a fair price. i should mention that the bumpers were pretty dented ( not too bad though) when i gave them over to be chromed, and they dissasembled them including the brackets wich i am pretty sure they just flat zinc coated.
BTW i think it was around $ 60 per headlight rim and 20-30 per door handle.
evry one of these items came back looking better and straighter than new, well sort of embelishing it a bit but they are perfect as far as i am concerned, i cant fault them.

dean

Like a good paint job, the prep is paramount, prep = labour = $$$$$.