This thread is for a reference of chrome plating "plastic" in small quantities. I put a lot of time and research in the area of chrome plating plastics. This place in California specializes in plating small plastic projects which is ideal for boombox parts, models, etc. Chrome plating pieces-up to 60" long is their limit.
It is very expensive and for this reason I will not have any done this time, this doesn't mean that a miscellaneous part or future project is out of the question.
Here is there contact information incase you absolutely need that one part to repair or complete a project.
http://www.mmmetalizing.com
M&M Metalizing Sales
16478 Beach Blvd. #393,
Westminster, CA 92683
It is very expensive to plate plastic as it takes at least 4 steps:
1) cleaning of the part and surfaces
2) 1st coating is of copper to prepare the plastic for the nickel (how many coatings of each may vary)
3) 2nd coat Nickel
4) 3rd coat clear or "blue coat" as it is sometimes called.
I did have a quote mocked up for reference, it was as follows:
This was our email exchange for mochup of M90 parts to be chrome plated...
Parts email & Reply...
Included in this order but not pictured in the same photo as knobs are 2 plastic speaker bezels. They are rings about 1/2" in thickness-hollow, and 8" in diameter. Not much surface area but check these photos as I have marked them. Also the tweeter bezels. They are about 5"L x 3"w at the largest point. I do not have them here to measure but they are close to that size..
One more curiousity for quotes. There is a third picture of the boombox front body case, it measures aproximately 29"L x 6"d x 17"h it is close to 1/4" in thickness...how much would that cost to have chrome plated to get an idea?
HERE IS THEIR REPLY WITH A FULL QUOTE: I was surprized the whole front body/face was reletively cheap compaired to the surface area and price of "knobs"
REPLY:
"All the small parts in photo # 1 would be the minimum charge of $15.00ea, the bezels $45.00ea, and tweeter bezels $25.00ea, the large case $125.00."
Boomboxery peeps if you have ever considered chrome plating use this as a future reference and if there is any other resource out there please ammend these quotes to keep our resources up to date.
I have considered chroming the M90 "tweeter bezels" if I win the lotto, The M90 would look so much better if only the tweeter bezel chrome matched the woofer bezel chrome.
It is very expensive and for this reason I will not have any done this time, this doesn't mean that a miscellaneous part or future project is out of the question.
Here is there contact information incase you absolutely need that one part to repair or complete a project.
http://www.mmmetalizing.com
M&M Metalizing Sales
16478 Beach Blvd. #393,
Westminster, CA 92683
It is very expensive to plate plastic as it takes at least 4 steps:
1) cleaning of the part and surfaces
2) 1st coating is of copper to prepare the plastic for the nickel (how many coatings of each may vary)
3) 2nd coat Nickel
4) 3rd coat clear or "blue coat" as it is sometimes called.
I did have a quote mocked up for reference, it was as follows:
This was our email exchange for mochup of M90 parts to be chrome plated...
Parts email & Reply...
Included in this order but not pictured in the same photo as knobs are 2 plastic speaker bezels. They are rings about 1/2" in thickness-hollow, and 8" in diameter. Not much surface area but check these photos as I have marked them. Also the tweeter bezels. They are about 5"L x 3"w at the largest point. I do not have them here to measure but they are close to that size..
One more curiousity for quotes. There is a third picture of the boombox front body case, it measures aproximately 29"L x 6"d x 17"h it is close to 1/4" in thickness...how much would that cost to have chrome plated to get an idea?
HERE IS THEIR REPLY WITH A FULL QUOTE: I was surprized the whole front body/face was reletively cheap compaired to the surface area and price of "knobs"
REPLY:
"All the small parts in photo # 1 would be the minimum charge of $15.00ea, the bezels $45.00ea, and tweeter bezels $25.00ea, the large case $125.00."
Boomboxery peeps if you have ever considered chrome plating use this as a future reference and if there is any other resource out there please ammend these quotes to keep our resources up to date.
I have considered chroming the M90 "tweeter bezels" if I win the lotto, The M90 would look so much better if only the tweeter bezel chrome matched the woofer bezel chrome.
