Anyone recommend a good Chromer? - Southern California Area - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

Jstcrzyengh · 03-15-2004, 03:12 PM

Looking to get some quotes on getting parts chromed instead of polished. Polished seems to go for $50-$100 per piece, from what I remember I can get chromed cheaper than that, or at least for the same price which seems a lot better to me. Prefer Inland Empire / Orange county.

Thanks

James

Russ-So Cal · 03-15-2004, 10:02 PM

Is it still legal to run a chrome shop in Cali? I thought the tree huggers had run them out of state.

Jstcrzyengh · 03-15-2004, 10:05 PM

there is a ton of them in the yellow pages. To be able to chrome in the state of California you need to have a license and special shop with the EPA. The License, from what I understand, runs 100k - 250k a year. I would also take a place that polishes as well.

BretD 88GTA · 03-18-2004, 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by Jstcrzyengh
To be able to chrome in the state of California you need to have a license and special shop with the EPA. The License, from what I understand, runs 100k - 250k a year.

Holy highway robbery Batman! If that figure is correct I don't see how a chrome shop could stay in business in CA. You'd need a ton of business just to cover the license fee, not mention paying the employees, workman's comp. ..and so on.

A good shop would need to be pulling in 500k to 1mil in business each year.

1 DwnCam · 03-18-2004, 03:22 PM

There is a place that has done stuff for my car in placentia, called bud's polishing. off of Kramerand La Palma.

Jstcrzyengh · 03-18-2004, 03:28 PM

1 dwncam

I actually called and emailed them a few days ago. Hasn't gotten back with me yet, but the initial quote I got from him was better than polishinginc.com (which is a guy from the boards) So I guess I will go that route. I just didn't want to have parts clash. I have a chrome summit alternator (140 amp of course) and have always seen a difference between chrome and polished. But it is a whole lot cheaper. do you have any pics of the stuff they did for you?

James

halfpint · 03-19-2004, 10:52 AM

1DwnCam, Have you entered you car in Thunderfest (Covina)? I see you are from Glendora, There's someone up there each year with a 3rdgen Camaro, wondering if that is you by chance?

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Originally posted by 1 DwnCam
There is a place that has done stuff for my car in placentia, called bud's polishing. off of Kramerand La Palma.

They are the ones that polished my HMS strut mounts for $60

1 DwnCam · 03-19-2004, 10:58 AM

yeah, but i have to dig them up.