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I Hate Chromers - Well at least mine anyhow

Started by _macdou_ , Mar 06 2015 05:31 PM

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#1 _macdou_

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 05:31 PM

FrOck FrOck FrOck my chromer sucks, I have put up with this clown for the past year or so and today was the last straw....

He charges top dollar and just does a crap job. This guy has no pride in his work and the result is frankly embrassing.

I need a good chromer in SEQLD that is reasonably priced, closer to Ipswich QLD the better, but if I have to post interstate I will, I just need someone who can give me a good result every time and I don't mine paying for a good service...

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#2 S pack

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 06:10 PM

Hi Ken

I know you are looking for an electroplater close to you if possible, however, I need to get my 175CD air cleaners rechromed and am thinking about giving these guys a go. http://www.scookands...restoration.htm

I have no prior personal experience with their workmanship so it's the blind leading the blind.

Cheers

Dave.

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 06:31 PM

Have a good one here in Canberra actually Queanbeyan, 6 weeks to do to hatch scuff plates and two hatch hinges, but wants $500!

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#4 _big jack_

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 06:58 PM

The chromer you used isn't from Toowoomba ?

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:10 PM

Used Vinneys in Melbourne never had a problem

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:25 PM

Used a place in Melbourne to get this little lot done,might not seem like much work but the door handles (only 2 shown in pic) needed to be sent to QLD to be resin dipped then profiled then sent back to Melb. for chroming,lot's of fiddly shit involved and it is 70+ yrs. old and was pretty well frokt. $1500 .Thanks Vince.

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#7 _macdou_

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:41 PM

The chromer you used isn't from Toowoomba ?

Hi no he's in Ipswich.

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 08:01 PM

Is your platers name Troy?
If it is he was the clown who run down Pine Rivers Electroplaters until the business caved.
When it shut down my hatchback scuff plates went with him. Theif.

Anyway I used a place just off Gold Coast Hwy.
http://gold-coast-electroplating.com/
These guys were really busy but professional and do a great job.

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#9 _macdou_

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 08:11 PM

Is your platers name Troy?
If it is he was the clown who run down Pine Rivers Electroplaters unitil the business caved.
When it shut down my hatchback scuff plates went with him. Theif.
Anyway I used a place just off Gold Coast Hwy.http://gold-coast-electroplating.com/
These guys were really busy but professional and do a great job.

No I don't think these are the same person.

Do you know what suburb at the GC these platers are?

Hi Ken

I know you are looking for an electroplater close to you if possible, however, I need to get my 175CD air cleaners rechromed and am thinking about giving these guys a go. http://www.scookands...restoration.htm
I have no prior personal experience with their workmanship so it's the blind leading the blind.

Cheers
Dave.

Dave would be interested to know how you go with them....

Have a good one here in Canberra actually Queanbeyan, 6 weeks to do to hatch scuff plates and two hatch hinges, but wants $500!

$500 sounds pretty expensive....

Used Vinneys in Melbourne never had a problem

Gene I have heard Vinneys is pretty good, how's his price?

What's over in the West mate?

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 08:11 PM

http://gold-coast-electroplating.com/

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#11 hanra

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 10:02 PM

Pine Cone Rivers are/were a joke. I remember some stuff of mine was over 12mths to do. Got every excuse under the sun why it took so long. I used to call them once a month to give the hurry up.

Can I ask? Why do people in the southern parts of the country always expect to find a service close to home, what's wrong with sending stuff away further then the next suburb over?

We hillbillies always have to send anything and everything all over the country to get work done. It's part of life living in the sticks.

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#12 _macdou_

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 10:35 PM

Pine Cone Rivers are/were a joke. I remember some stuff of mine was over 12mths to do. Got every excuse under the sun why it took so long. I used to call them once a month to give the hurry up.
Can I ask? Why do people in the southern parts of the country always expect to find a service close to home, what's wrong with sending stuff away further then the next suburb over?
We hillbillies always have to send anything and everything all over the country to get work done. It's part of life living in the sticks.

Yeah been there done that, used to send my chroming to Tassie, express post one day would arrive in Tassie the next morning.

I guess the problem with posting is it's good to see the result on the spot. Like last week I went to pickup two items, I asked him on the spot to redo one as was below standard, picked that one up today....hard to do that when you post something....