keystone had a lifetime warr. on their plating. if they still do or not i'm
uncertain. they are a huge rechroming operation based upon colision
straightening and replating of bumpers. i know they also at one time
offered "show chrome" but that was sublet to another shop.
chuck.
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "Bill Gilroy" <w.gilroy@verizon.net>; "spridgets"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: Re-chroming part
> Bill Gilroy wrote:
> > Has anyone on the East Coast used a re-chromer and the job has
> > pleased you? Would you use them again? I am looking for
> > recommendations for a place to have a bumper re-chromed. If they are
> > in NJ that would be even better. Thanks.
> >
>
> Bill
>
> I used Keystone Plating out of Newark. Nice guy, decent prices, but...
> I had the A40 bumpers rechromed. Within a year everything he did stated
> getting tiny rust dots on it. they polish out very easily but ever time
> it rains, they come back. My buddy had his Triumph bumpers done there
> too. Same thing.
> It's been 5 or 6 years, they do polish up real nice but I don't know why
> they got the rust dots all over them. and evenly spaced too. Lots of
> them. Looks like chicken pox.
> The center piece of the A40 bumper was NOS, it still looks great but the
> 2 side corner pieces, front bumper and all the over riders were done by
> Keystone. They all have the pox.
> But it's something I can live with. He did a great job of straightening
> tyhe front bumper and over riders, same on the one rear corner piece,
> rechromed 2 corners, front bumper, 4 over riders, Sprite shift can, and
> some other small bits all for around $400.
>
> This just in...... My son has a friend who just opened a shop. He sends
> the stuff out and it comes back beautiful! Only problem is he has to
> send it to the place for a quote. So far all the Whomp Whomp kids love
> his work and the prices are said to be good. Example, 5 litre mustang
> exhaust straighten and chromed. $150. The guy with the shop told me he
> could have my cockpit surround (which is aluminum) chromed for about
> $100. (guestimate)
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> 2 Sprites, 2 Midgets
> A car doesn't just take us places, it's a place all by itself.
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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