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-----Starting a new chrome shop
I would like to speak with someone about starting a chrome shop; did not know anyone else to talk to. please respond to my question
Freddie Hanneyhobbyist - Bradford, Ar, USA
October 15, 2009
October 16, 2009
Hi, Freddie. Please see our FAQ:
"Introduction to Chrome Plating". I think it will give you a good overview of what is involved. Then you may wish to speak to one of the plating consultants listed in the
Consultants Directory, one of the plating line suppliers listed in the
Equipment Directory, or go the library for a couple of "must-have" plating books.
Just as buying a scalpel doesn't make you a surgeon, buying chrome plating equipment doesn't make you a chrome plater: be forewarned that there is a lot of knowledge required. Good luck.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Need quick confidential answers? $25
Need project assistance? $100/hr.
Forget it.
If it would make you rich, why are so many chrome shops going out of business and why are so many staying in business and loosing money because they can not afford the closure and clean up costs.
It is also a very "dirty" business.
An EX plater.
- Navarre, Florida
October 19, 2009
Sorry! Finishing.com is temporarily Read-Only.
Ted Mooney is retiring but I have several offers to take it over.
We're working hard to make sure we find it the best new home.