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Title: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: illawarra_steelers on April 06, 2009, 09:25:54 PM: As with the Thoro-bred restoration I'm looking at either buying new front doors for all of my pins from that era from PBR (not all at once #@#) and they sell for US$80 each + postage which I'm guessing would be around US$40.

Also items like coin entrance plates, some legs, playfield parts etc....

So the question is: has anybody here had pinball parts rechromed?

How did they turn out? What kind of price are we talking?
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: Ford Fairlane on April 06, 2009, 09:30:28 PM: My novice opinion only but i would think that games of the vintage you collect would look too "shiny" if you chromed them. I think they look more authentic if you just clean the shit out of them !@#
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: illawarra_steelers on April 06, 2009, 09:35:34 PM: Quote from: Ford Fairlane on April 06, 2009, 09:30:28 PM
My novice opinion only but i would think that games of the vintage you collect would look too "shiny" if you chromed them. I think they look more authentic if you just clean the shit out of them !@#

Agreed to a point Rob, some of the doors etc on some of my games don't have ANY chrome left from being in storage for decades.

The front door and coin entrance plate on the Thoro-bred have to be replaced! If I'm respraying the cab, it will look new so a nice new looking front door will really set her off
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: Ford Fairlane on April 06, 2009, 09:37:12 PM: good point! if you are spraying the cab i guess it makes sense to make the whole machine look new!
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: ddstoys on April 06, 2009, 11:42:35 PM: We had a Grill Chromed for one of our hotrods a few years back and if they prep it right they can come out like a mirror. Cant give you a price though coz the dickhead dropped it and bent it slightly so we go it done for free ^&^
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: Strangeways on April 06, 2009, 11:46:58 PM: tony - You could take the door around to places that rechrome, or ask any car restorers what they would do. Just grab quotes for now and compare the price to importing new ones.

I have a couple of doors that need doing (Pro Football) - and I was going to buy at least one door !
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: ajlaird on April 07, 2009, 12:03:58 AM: There was another thread where MarkC talked about pricing of rechroming and it sounded pretty affordable.
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: wonder on April 07, 2009, 11:25:59 AM: Quote from: Ford Fairlane on April 06, 2009, 09:37:12 PM
good point! if you are spraying the cab i guess it makes sense to make the whole machine look new!

Wanted to get some of my doors done on my newer machine and found that i couldn't find anyone that could do a dissent job in Perth.Tried to do one of the doors and it look like shit,best we could do he said.

Got a new one of these http://www.pinballdecals.com/ (http://www.pinballdecals.com/) and it arrived flawless and perfect.Was dear,but when you considered all the cost already it was the better opinion for me.Only problem is cant sell the machine as it owes me to much :lol

Got any in stock yet Greg as might need one more.
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on April 07, 2009, 11:58:52 AM: I had the door, coin entrance plate, legs and shooter surround for my gtb MIBS rechromed (see resto thread), cost me about $300 to get them done.

No one would've wanted to leave this game looking like it did when i got it!!
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: illawarra_steelers on April 07, 2009, 01:43:22 PM: Quote from: Mr Pinbologist on April 07, 2009, 11:58:52 AM
I had the door, coin entrance plate, legs and shooter surround for my gtb MIBS rechromed (see resto thread), cost me about $300 to get them done.

No one would've wanted to leave this game looking like it did when i got it!!

Thanks Mitch,

Would be happy paying that price for all that work. Will need to make some calls later today.
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: beaky on April 09, 2009, 12:52:06 PM: this is going back about 5 years and i was on the sunshine coast, i had a diff cover plate done for $30 he said it was worth less but that was there minimum charge
he did a excellent job to. most of the other places wanted $75 for the same item.
the fellow that did it said he would just throw it in with another job he was doing.
they are a bit hard to find but the cheap guys are out there.
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: faza on April 21, 2009, 09:42:24 PM: Tony

The parts that i had rechromed on my stern magic cost about $150 i think i was ripped off, only went there as the father in law recommended them .
They did a great job but charged accordingley.
They were at Taren Point if you need there name let me know.
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: illawarra_steelers on April 21, 2009, 10:37:43 PM: Cheers,

Will try some places down here first. Will probably wait until I finish the next respray of Gottlieb's Goucho and get both front doors/coin entrance plates done etc.
Title: Re: Rechroming old pinball parts - anybody done this?
Post by: beaky on April 21, 2009, 11:34:46 PM: it probably would work out cheaper that way as they usually have a min. price and then add on from that.