Hawkins 812

A buddy of mine recently built a 4 car garage to open a shop up. There isnt a chroming shop in town and we figure its a good starting point to keep the business coming in and getting the name out. Anyone know what this machine is called?

Thanks for any info.
-Hawkins

JamesW

The chroming business is pretty rough stuff. The chemical baths, evironmental guidelines, high quality level....
I'd pick another way to get your name out there.

remicks

I can only imagine getting customers for a rechroming shop is going to be hard and only get harder. Besides all the regulations you will have to follow there is also the problem with all the repop parts on the market. Its cheaper for us to buy new bumpers and other bright work for our cars than to have the sent off to get dipped. Repoped chrome is become more plentiful on the market for other cars as well, MOPAR fans who usually always had to go to a rechromer are finding new parts coming out all the time. Also a lesson I learned from my friend starting his own line-x(truck bed liner) shop. He had the market pretty cornered where he set up shop because there was no competition in the area but he has been struggling. What he did was corner himself. He figured out he needs to diversify a little, so he got a keystone account so he can sell car parts and aftermarket equipment and he is also expanding into electronics installation. Now he is on the rebound but only after diversifying his portfolio. It is very difficult to survive on one product now, especially one whose market is shrinking.

andrewmp6

only time to rechrome is if you cant buy it new and james is right its a big headache id think of something else.

Hawkins 812

Thanks alot for the info guys. I dont know anything to duewith re-chroming but it sounds like rough stuff. This is just his idea he ran across me, and i figured id run it by this great forum.

I always appreciate it!
-Hawkins

andrewmp6

you ever polished a part before its alot of work and thats only half of chroming something then you got all the tanks to dip it in.

Hawkins 812

One of his friends is the one who has experience.All Iknow is what you guys have just shared [&:].