Some of you know that I am a computer geek and pin nut by day but by night are a speed (car) freak. I own a few speed shops one of which does body / paint / powdercoating work for some of this area's exotic cars. (We had Busta Rhymes Lime Green Murcielago in a few weeks ago).

While customers have always been into the bling it was never really my thing however after seeing a full chrome kit on a TZ I decided to take a few spare parts and chrome them in my shop.

The results are fantastic. I started with a turd of a lockdown bar. Rusty, Pitted. Had my guys clean and buff then dip..

Here is what came out.

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I am going to begin doing Plating and Powder Coating at discounts for pinsiders. I'll pretty much powder or paint anything you can throw at me.

I still dont know prices for everything but for example a Lockdown bar assembly standard from Bay is 45 dollars. Send me yours and Ill chrome it for that much (+ shipping of course).

Let me know if anyone is interested and what you have in mind.

-Alex

I would like to say yes but I haven't done my own yet . I won't guinniepig a customers parts. I'll take a few pin parts and see how it turns out.

I can certainly do a spectacular gold powder coat as well

Check out www.prismaticpowders.com. Thats all we use. Fantastic color capabilities.

http://www.prismaticpowders.com/colors/. Search for brass.

*edit*. Check out transparent brass color

One thing to note guys. I am NOT marking this stuff up. I have zero interest in making any real money off this. Just a few bucks to pay my guys for the work and time.

For example it cost $150 for a chrome lockdown bar retail and $50 for a standard one. Send me yours and I'll chrome it for $50. Save 100 bucks.

I may buy a few chrome them and sell them for like 120ish.

*edit*. As I have already gotten a bunch of messages there is a big difference between polished "chrome" and chrome plating. Polished is polished. Put to a wheel and buffed. This stuff is plated. I don't like polishing as the results are never consistent. Always depends on what you start with

Lol I'll do it if you want. And it doesn't necessarily hold up better. Depends on the quality of paint and the conditions you ride in.

Send me a picture but I don't see why not?

I would gladly do it but I doubt the shipping from Aus would be cost effective? Probably cost more than the coat

Didn't gottlieb make many versions of their coin doors? Send me pics?

Obviously plating adds a slight bit of layering to anything so expect a 1/32-1/64th of an inch added to the metal so for me I need to make sure on coin doors that the plastic coin accepter inserts still fit after plating. they will obviously if a tad bit of sanding is done

The rest is easy.

Yeah it's an interesting car. Great to look at and a blast to drive but I couldn't see owning one. Gallardo is a better all around package although if I had a choice (which I don't lol) it would be a 458 for me.

If its metal I can chrome or pc it. Just let me know which way you want to go so I can quote it out

Don't have a TOTAN so I'm not sure which part you are referring too or how much surface contact the ball makes with it? Likely brass plating would be the right way to go however if only a certain surface makes contact then you could pc and Mylar a small section?

Have a picture?

This one? Right side metal assembly?

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/need-help-finding-small-metal-bracket-for-totan-skill-shot-plastic?bb_attachments=118636&bbat=13808

You would be fine with a pc on it. Transparent brass is what I would do.

I'll let you know tomorrow. Let me do one of my pieces first