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Re: Refinishing GOLD parts - Yes or No ?
« Reply #45 on: November 18, 2011, 09:17:56 AM »
Michael Chestnut in the states has done plating for me and numerous other collectors out there.

He does parts in brass - not gold - and due to the volume he does, he has many parts ready for 'exchange' - you send in your 'core' part, and he returns a replated part with a bill.

Thinking I may have him brass my coin toss and wireforms when I get to that point. WCS is a great game.

I bought a NOS gold plated wireform off eBay years ago, and it was damaged in shipping. Too bad, as I got a great deal on it!

Greetings John !

I ended up having the wire ramp nickel plated and then gold plated. It is well worth the extra expense. I will post pictures tonight. The coin toss assembly was going to cost around $100 to gold plate, and the center section might not turn out well. I was advised that the coin toss area should be done in brass. In the end, I polished mine, and it looks fantastic.
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