<VV> Re: [FC] Advance Plating of Nashville / Counterpoint

[Louis C. Armer,Jr.]

Well Jim, I have to play devil's advocate in this case. You say that 
visually AP is a superior job
to UBE but you then clarify that the UBE job started to deteriorate 
after five years. How then can you
now say that AP won't do the same after five years? Even if we assume 
that UBE has raise their
prices after 10 years to $100 each, can $200 each at AP be justified 
without really knowing that the
same fate awaits you four years from now? With pot metal you always 
roll the dice on plating longevity
regardless of who replates the item. It's the relative purity of the 
original product that most often determines
how long the new plating will last.

Chuck Armer
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At 09:11 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
>I have been dealing with Advanced Plating for six years.  Nice 
>people to deal with.   Their restoration work is flawless.  Today I 
>went to  pick up some street rod parts for a builder (and friend 
>that does my aluminum welding) in Benton, KY ($12,000+) worth 
>restoration/plating for one car!)   Advanced is very slow.  Usually 
>three to four months turn around.  They are expensive and I 
>recommend them when you want perfection.  I had some Rampside 
>latches replated in Shreveport by United Bumper Exchange ten years 
>ago.  They were $60 each and the job was ok but not as good as 
>original. They lasted for five years when the plating started to 
>peal off the pot metal handles and rust through the backing 
>plates.   Last year I had four done by Advanced Plating.  It cost $ 
>800 but are much better than original; I would say perfect.  For 
>general plating of bumpers and such, I send or take them to Larry 
>Claypool.  The last set of replated FC bumpers from Larry guy was 
>$266 exchange.  At Advanced Plating they would be in the $800 range, 
>but you get what you pay for.
>Jim Davis
>
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>At 03:53 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
>>Jim...
>>
>>Have you had much work done by Advance Plating?  I have friends in 
>>the area that are looking for a plater that does quality 
>>work.   How fast is there turn around of parts??  How do you feel 
>>the pricing structure is as compared to other platers, if you have 
>>any experience with other platers.... thanks for your help...... Paul in CT
>>
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