Hey there, I'm not on Pinside all of the time, I do actually try to stock gloss black for WPC games on the shelf and may have a set now.
ALWAYS email me -- [email protected] -- for inquires. I'm glad to help but I'm just now seeing this. Forums are not my favorite thing
Glad to help if I can!
Chris

Hey brother! Always good to hear from you!
First - Hobbit -- This is actually coming to the exchange library. Not sure exactly when but hold on for it, it's coming. I should have them in brass, black nickel and maybe some powder. I'm open to insights from the masses on that.

Second......
Things have been crazy, and that's why not much posting. I'll post about that in another post in just a few min here. Thanks for looking for me and I hope you are well!!!!
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com

The Current Trials and Tribulations...
Let me give the state of things right now for everyone. It's not the best moment in my business's history to be honest. The things you are hearing about with the rest of the world/covid/people not working/etc, is effecting us as it is effecting so many others.
Here's what's up:
It's hard to get raw steel parts. Fabricators have had trouble getting steel, this might be getting better, it's been more expensive, and there are less of them to make parts (like the rest of our country right now), and they are backlogged like crazy because of all of this.
THEN... there are less people working for our platers. Bottom line, like a 1/4 of the amount of people than were working a year ago. They can't keep up.
I'm currently out of all kinds of stuff that I'm NEVER out of, the stuff I always try to have stock of, and I've seen this coming but no one has been able to help do anything about it.
So I wait. Which means we all wait. I'm sorry for those that would like to place a order for a trim kit or whatnot, I promise you, I would LOVE to sell you parts. I'm currently bleeding money trying to finish our new shop. But it is what it is and we will make it through. I'll post some pics here of the shop for good measure.

I do have some exchange stuff ready to exchange. Some exchange stuff I'm out of and waiting. I have Stern doors, Stern brass kits maybe, not much else though. It's crazy.
We WILL restock, things will settle down, people will go back to work, and in Tennessee our governor has it where we won't be getting the free money any more starting next month. I'm hopeful this too will help but it may take some time.

I have already made a deal for a LARGE amount of trim parts that will help us with these issues above, with a pinball manufacturer, whom I'm grateful for. This should help, but then the platers will still have to get stuff through plating. We usually have long waits as many know but this is a whole other level.
The good thing is our new shop will allow us to carry more parts, and keep more stock. This has always been my plan, stock more, keep bigger quantities on hand and I will see it through. This last year we've just had more demand than ever, thanks to all you pinheads being stuck at home to snuggle up with your pins, and at the same time, now less people doing the work that has always kept us in the game.

I really do appreciate everyone support and thankful for everyone's patience. We are doing everything we can, and believe me, I want to sell all the stuff we can!
We are wait listing orders we can't fill. This will be first come first serve and I do not have any idea when we will have the parts ready, but I hope to see some normalcy before the fall.
If you come to Nashville, look me up and come by and see the new place. I hope to be settling into it over the next couple of months. Pics of new place, most of it is further along, but you get the idea. We've also been moving everything (an unexpected move as the shop isn't done) from our old warehouse (150+ games), some don't realize we fix, restore, sell, pins and other cool stuff, as we've been doing for long before the plating biz (www.hotrodarcade.com). So the fun never stops!
I'll post as things get better and thanks again for all of the support!
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com

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Thank you, my friend! It's been a long project, I'm ready to be done with it! lol

Not sure who built it, I got it from my friend, the great Jeff Rothe. We did a little trading a while back. I have a complete game I still need to go pick up with a op friend that was rotten. Good eye lol

Thanks man! Looking forward to hanging soon! We'll have a party as well, once we get everything squared away.

Thank you so much. It's been about 3 solid weeks of moving to get all the machines and parts. Still haven't touched moving anything from the house (the current shop), but we'll get it. Once things settle down we'll have some get togethers. Hope you can make it out!

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! Hope you are doing well!

Yes, of course. Depending on the damage from pitting there may be some small spots but usually on something like this it can be overcome. There are three layers (hence the term triple plating) of plating with chrome. Copper, then Nickel, then Chrome. Often with polishing between them. As one builds on the other the thickness is greater filling in these things. Not to mention that the whole thing would be dropped in a acid tank prior to this and stripped to bare metal, then often ground down to prep and smooth out the surface before plating. It's a ton of manual labor for each piece.
I will say, on old doors, unless they are super nice and dent free, it's often not in your best interest to do them as every dent will show big time once plated. but we do them. Sometimes they can help with things like the dent on yours, working it out a bit before plating, but it's probably still going to show some.
Hope this helps. If wanting to move forward with anything know they wait is long/months usually. Less people working and less platers in the world everyday thanks to the EPA and many states outlawing chemicals it takes to do it etc. means our guys are slammed. But I'm glad to help just email me. Hope this helps!
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com

Chrome should be pretty resilient. But I will say I've had a lot of Big Lebowski owners need new lockbars, siderails, or want to add things like hinges and coin doors (which they didn't come with) so I'm not sure if they are doing a quick flash plating or what. Like anything it can only take so much abuse. Rings, or cleaning chrome improperly (never polish dry), can definitely scratch it. Our chrome is the same chrome used on car bumpers and such. But I can't speak for others or their cheaper processes. Many do not triple plate, prep parts beforehand, and it shows. Games Stern have chromed we usually get to redo as I'm sure it was a cheaper process, not as involved - Spiderman - Harley - etc.

Glad to help just email me if you need me.
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com

I did a little of that above

Thank you for sending them!

Email is always better with me than messaging on a forum, I state this all the time on here. I also get lots of packages almost every day, I don't let everyone know when I do or don't get something unless it's been a while or we are specifically looking for it for someone.

We have received some new trim parts that we have been waiting on to restock our usual on the shelf trim, we've been out for some time. After they are plated we will get them up on the site. We have another order for more out there, hoping they become available soon as well so we can be better stocked. Just hard to get stuff right now and it's going to cause the costs to be more etc, so don't hate on us. Thanks to everyone for their patience and support. Our guys are trying to catch up on stuff that was already here as well. Just need more folks working in these areas, fabrication and plating. Hope everyone is doing well!
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com

We have started to restock chrome trim. It's a glorious thing! Many have patiently waited. We are employing more platers than ever to help us here. Thanks to all for your patience. Those on wait lists will get first shot at parts as we get them. Hope all is well with everyone!
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com

We have chrome in stock and have caught up a lot of you that were on the wait list. We had brass in, and caught up several on the wait list for that, and still have more to go after running out of some of those pieces. More of that to come though. Glad to help with whatever I can, really trying the best we can to stock stuff after the craziest year we have experienced since we've been in business. Not being able to get parts or get them from platers either one, has been a real challenge, but we are making it and coming out hopefully better than ever.
Thank you to everyone for your patience, can't tell you how glad I am to be able to serve folks again!
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com

I'm so sorry, I'm just not on pinside much these days. Yes we can plate one
If you ever need me, email me @ [email protected] -- maybe it won't be 5 years later lol

Sorry I haven't been on here much these days, everyone. Life is so crazy right now.
Still glad to help if you need us, still doing orders and trying to keep platers busy
We moved into our shop last year and are just now getting too organize things. We've been moving all the plating over the last few weeks, one of the last pieces of the puzzle. I'll try to post up some pics of the shop soon.
I took on a location for games in Nashville, new place, with hyper bowling, a diner, a bar, and a music venue. I have about 50 pieces there, half pins, half classic arcades and some pool tables. I'll try to share pics of that soon too. Rad place, eastsidebowl.com if you want to check it out when you are in town next. But this has really got us on our toes. Thankfully we've hired more help and it's all seeming to gel together.
Grace and peace to all of you out there, yell if you need something!
Chris
[email protected]
www.pinballplating.com
www.hotrodarcade.com

We’ve been busy, let us know if you need anything. Don’t message here, always email, thanks everyone for keeping us busy!!!
Here some doors to look at
Chris
[email protected]
pinballplating.com
hotrodarcade.com

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Thank you! No filter, might I add

Copper The Big Lebowski apron
Hard to capture what it really looks like, polishing marks showing up big time in these pics

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Well would you look at that, 10 months went by since my last post, lol.
Sorry I haven't updated with pics or anything. We are just busy, as I think everyone is.
Truth is, these days we have orders for plating and powder coating to keep up with, along with 2 game rooms now. One is a public location on quarter drop and the other is for private events inside the shop. We are also repairing a lot more pins now for everyone in the Nashville area (EMs included), now that we have the shop up and running. AND... trying to repair and restore stuff of my own for me and the biz. Not to mention ministry and life with the family (7 kiddos). Never a dull moment!
Thank you to all of our faithful folks keeping us busy!
If you need me don't message me on here -- shoot me an email at [email protected]
Thanks!
Chris
pinballplating.com
hotrodarcade.com

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I’m sorry I’m just seeing this! I’m not on pinside much these days lol. Thank you for letting us help! I really appreciate it, and glad you like your stuff!
Chris
[email protected]
pinballplating.com