The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop Hood emblem rechrome price..

Just curious if anyone has had parts chromed.

The part in question is a 55 2nd series hood emblem. An online chromer quoted me $100 to $125. Not overly alarming but thought I'd see if I could find a benchmark here.

Keith

The price will depend on how much work is required to do your part. That includes stripping the old chrome, filling rust pits, repairing any breaks, etc.. The price quoted on the web or over the phone will often come down upon personal inspection by the chromer if there isn't any major repair required. Diversified Plating on OKC quoted almost $500 over the phone for my center hood strip, hood bird and wiper trannys. After they got the parts & inspected them the price dropped to under $300 including return shipping.

I have now had quite a bit of rechroming done. The price you mentioned seems fair given that they have seen the emblem and know what they have to do. Actually it seems quite fair if you have seen some of their work and know they will stand behind their work. My hood emblem was pitted, not real bad, but it took some work, and the cost was $100. One of my taillights (pot metal) was pretty bad with pitting. It had to be run through 3 times to get it right and that cost $125. They probably could have charged more, but they bid it that way , and they honored their bid. Good guys. Good luck with your hood emblem.

Dale