Plating Cost

[Carl S.]

Hello,
I was curious as to how much this plating would cost. I heard a lot op people sending theirs off but never head how much it actually cost.

This is what I did today.

Anyone estimate what it is worth?
Thanks

[LiveFromNY]

Probably $30 here in Texas. I pay by the pound for those kind of parts.

[Carl S.]

WOW, Wish I had that here. Nothing local that I found. At $30 a pound, that is a deal. I'd be sending mine out as well. However there is some satisfaction in doing it myself.

[TheTorch]

interested in what kit or instructions you are using. Seems straightforward, but also easy to mess up.

[LiveFromNY]

WOW, Wish I had that here. Nothing local that I found. At $30 a pound, that is a deal. I'd be sending mine out as well. However there is some satisfaction in doing it myself.

Are you using the Caswell system?

[Carl S.]

This is the Caswell system. I have about $425 in everything. There are a bunch of little things at the beginning but once you figure it out it works awesome and easy to do. I have it down to an easy sequence now. Still a lot of time involved.

The instructions are not 100% accurate. I would be happy to advise on what I do. Works well.

[LiveFromNY]

This is the Caswell system. I have about $425 in everything. There are a bunch of little things at the beginning but once you figure it out it works awesome and easy to do. I have it down to an easy sequence now. Still a lot of time involved.

The instructions are not 100% accurate. I would be happy to advise on what I do. Works well.

I bought their system last year and spent a considerable amount of time trying to get a quality result I was happy with. As you said, their instructions aren't perfect and there was a lot of trial and error involved. In the end, I got to a quality level similar to your photos but ended up dumping the system anyway. My goal wasn't cost savings as I already get a good deal on this stuff, my goal was to be able to plate an emergency part one at a time without having to save up and send in my usual 2-3 pounds of plating. The Caswell system was just more trouble and more time consuming than it was worth for me. Good for you making it work for your circumstances.

[Arne]

A big benefit to the Caswell system in my opinion is not having to hand the stuff off to a shop for them to lose some of the small stuff. A shop that does good work and keeps track of it all is worth patronizing.

[Carl S.]

Yeah, after working out the bugs. it is very easy and will be convenient as I work through the car. I am working from front to back and restoring as I progress. I see a lot of people totally disassemble then restore as needed. I am going the opposite. I like that I can make any of of the required colors at will.

I think it works for the budget minded build.

The quality is Excellent!!!!

[stephers]

Been using their system for about three years I have the yellow, silver/blue and the black oxide love it, as suggested, sometimes you just need to do one or two parts real quick For real big quantities , I have a place here that does up to a hundred pounds for 150.00 Canadian most that I ever brought in was about 60 lbs and that was a lot

Thanks, Rick