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• Chroming Fiasco
  • Wow! I'd be ashamed to put out a product like that. Guess some people aren't. *NM*
  • Since there is only one plating service left, you pretty much told us who it is. Those pics look bad. Since I was planning on sending some parts soon, but after seeing this, I guess not. *NM*
    • There’s another plating service I found on Facebook a while back that took model parts on a limited basis. Hopefully they still do that. *NM*
  • Have you talked to "the plater" about making it right? If it's who I assume it is, and there's really only the one plater left, I've talked to him on several occasions and he seems to be a good guy. Mistakes happen to everyone. *NM*
    • I’m sure he’s a good guy, and I know he probably would like to retire in the not too distant future. I’m not going to bother him, I just won’t go there again. I’m more upset about the work I put into mounting and arranging the parts than I am the money. *NM*
  • Hmmm... how were the parts prepared - did they all look like this? *NM*
    • All the racks look the same. I stripped all the parts clean of chrome and basecoat, and cleaned them grease/fingerprint free *NM*
  • They look great,.... if you're building a beater! Or maybe a junkyard scene.... *NM*
  • I'd be upset to say the least. Your hard earned money wasted. I would still contact the vendor. You should get a full refund. Those are down right hideous. If I were that person, I'd be ashamed to have let an "escape" get to the customer.
  • Don't dismount them from the frames until you talk to the plater. He may be able to put a "finish coat" on them as is if it is just the sheen and not misshaping the parts. Send him those pics. Worth a shot if he will cooperate. *NM*
    • There are some areas where it lookslike the plating wrinkled up in several spots on the parts. Those won’t go away with another top coat on the parts. *NM*
      • I did not look closely enough to notice that. Maybe smooth out those areas where it is accessible with them still in the frames and send them back? *NM*
  • Do you happen to have any pictures showing the parts before you sent them, but after you prepared them? That might be helpful when you talk to the plater... *NM*
  • Yikes. *NM*
  • Why would they send it back like that if they cared about their work? *NM*