Latest Projects

Latest Projects

Hood ornament before replating

Hood Ornament Restored for Vintage Car

Back in the day, hood ornaments added a personal touch to cars and trucks. The shiny, artistic hood ornaments were ...
Light pod restoration

Classic Car Restoring | 1958 Estate Wagon

Oftentimes, classic car replacement parts are hard to find or nonexistent. That’s why Custom Plating Specialist uses our skills and ...
Chevy grill

Chevy Grille Restoration: Like New Again

Custom Plating Specialists handles restoration projects for hot rods, classic cars, vintage boats, old motorcycles, and other cherished antiques. Here ...
motorcycle frame chrome plated

Chrome Plating an Entire Motorcycle Frame

Look at that finish! We did all of the chrome on this motorcycle, and it turned out great. We thank ...
Boat horn piece

Innovative Restoration of a Vintage Boat Horn Ring

Here is a horn ring for a steering wheel off of a vintage boat. As you can see, the “pebbled“ ...
Radio Before Chrome Plating

Singing the Oldies: Radio Restoration Project

If you grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, then you remember driving around town and listening to the radio ...
bracelet

Custom Plating One-of-a-Kind Projects

At Custom Plating Specialist, we have been chrome plating parts from all over the world for nearly 30 years. We ...
Spinner hubcap

Chrome Plating: GTO Spinners Restored to Original Glory

At Custom Plating Specialists, we go the extra mile, so the classic auto parts we restore look like they just ...
1971 AMX tail lights sanded

Tail Light Restoration Requires Ingenuity & Craftsmanship

If you restore classic cars as a hobby, then you probably smile every time you start ‘em up and hear ...
rechroming is expensive

Three Reasons Why Re-Chroming is Expensive

Terry Meetz explains why Chrome plating is expensive ...