ANSWER Powder coating and plating
- Thread starter KelleyG
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My friend has used this place in Courtice called FlashFire coatings to get his pinball trim like lockdown, legs, hinges and side rails done.
I'm not sure but based on their menu there I think they only do powder coating. I used a local place called Sun Polishing & Plating a few times many, many years ago. I think I had all this brass plated for around $225-250?
www.sunpolishing.ca
I would trust and use them again for wire forms or large flat pieces with no detail like this sword from TOTAN. But for more detailed pieces like say a Shadow or STTNG shooter I would not because of all those small gaps that you would need to clean and sand by hand. Sun Polishing will not and just doesn't have the time to do this type of detailed prep work before coating. I think they just toss all your stuff in an acid bath to clean before coating. 85-90% of the work is in the prep and if your prep is crap then so will your results after plating.
The place to go to for this use to be Mike Chestnut who was the best and go to for pinball part plating but he passed away. This person and place called Pinball Plating has taken over. A few months after Mike's passing another user showed up claiming he uses same place as Chestnut did for plating. All this time everyone thought Chestnut did the plating but he only did the prep and then took it to a local place for the plating. Here is where you want to get your specific parts plated from like gun shooters and coin doors. I believe they offer swaps because they have inventory of stuff plated already and as long as your old one is in decent shape.
pinballplating.com
Sun Polishing & Plating Co. Ltd.
Electroplating, polishing and finishing in Toronto, Ontario.
www.sunpolishing.ca
I would trust and use them again for wire forms or large flat pieces with no detail like this sword from TOTAN. But for more detailed pieces like say a Shadow or STTNG shooter I would not because of all those small gaps that you would need to clean and sand by hand. Sun Polishing will not and just doesn't have the time to do this type of detailed prep work before coating. I think they just toss all your stuff in an acid bath to clean before coating. 85-90% of the work is in the prep and if your prep is crap then so will your results after plating.
The place to go to for this use to be Mike Chestnut who was the best and go to for pinball part plating but he passed away. This person and place called Pinball Plating has taken over. A few months after Mike's passing another user showed up claiming he uses same place as Chestnut did for plating. All this time everyone thought Chestnut did the plating but he only did the prep and then took it to a local place for the plating. Here is where you want to get your specific parts plated from like gun shooters and coin doors. I believe they offer swaps because they have inventory of stuff plated already and as long as your old one is in decent shape.
Pinball Plating
Pinball Plating // Custom plated parts for pinball machines & more! Chrome, Brass, Nickel, Black Nickel, and Powder Coating.
pinballplating.com
Love the brass finish on the wire ramps. Would love to deck out my TBL with thisI'm not sure but based on their menu there I think they only do powder coating. I used a local place called Sun Polishing & Plating a few times many, many years ago. I think I had all this brass plated for around $225-250?
Sun Polishing & Plating Co. Ltd.
Electroplating, polishing and finishing in Toronto, Ontario.
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I would trust and use them again for wire forms or large flat pieces with no detail like this sword from TOTAN. But for more detailed pieces like say a Shadow or STTNG shooter I would not because of all those small gaps that you would need to clean and sand by hand. Sun Polishing will not and just doesn't have the time to do this type of detailed prep work before coating. I think they just toss all your stuff in an acid bath to clean before coating. 85-90% of the work is in the prep and if your prep is crap then so will your results after plating.
The place to go to for this use to be Mike Chestnut who was the best and go to for pinball part plating but he passed away. This person and place called Pinball Plating has taken over. A few months after Mike's passing another user showed up claiming he uses same place as Chestnut did for plating. All this time everyone thought Chestnut did the plating but he only did the prep and then took it to a local place for the plating. Here is where you want to get your specific parts plated from like gun shooters and coin doors. I believe they offer swaps because they have inventory of stuff plated already and as long as your old one is in decent shape.
Pinball Plating
Pinball Plating // Custom plated parts for pinball machines & more! Chrome, Brass, Nickel, Black Nickel, and Powder Coating.
