Step 1: Receiving
Your bumper is registered, processed, and evaluated for work. Each bumper is tagged and inscribed for your specific job, so you can be sure you won’t get back someone else’s parts.
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Step 2: Sandblasting
We clean off rust, paint, and other buildup so we can appraise the job. This is done in a separate facility with expert technicians, and then sent back to check-in if more work is needed.
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Step 3: Straightening
Your bumper is compared to a stock form and straightened out. We staff two dedicated straighteners with years of experience in metalwork.
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Step 4: Stripping
We remove any existing plating so we can start fresh. Say goodbye to that old, pitted chrome. Our fresh plating will bond better to bare steel.
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Step 5: Grinding
Our grinders remove marks left by the straightening team. They use rough, 60 grit grinding discs to get the process started. This will be important to the finish later.
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Step 6: Fabrication
If needed, our expert welders will cut out and patch any holes that might have been left by rust or damage. Each hole is cut out and patched in a square section for precise, optimized welds.
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Step 7: Polishing
If needed, our expert welders will cut out and patch any holes that might have been left by rust or damage. Each hole is cut out and patched in a square section for precise, optimized welds.
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Step 8: Copper Plating
The foundation for all plating to follow. Yes, before we can add chrome, we have to add copper. This provides a great base coat that we can polish to a bright luster.
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Step 9: Copper Buffing & Polish
Before we can move on to nickel plating, that fresh copper layer needs to be buffed and polished to a smooth, even finish.
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Step 10: Nickel Plating
When you’re at a car show and you see a beautiful bumper, you tend to call it “chrome.”
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Step 11: Chrome Bath
Now, finally, after ten steps of preparation, it’s time to add the chrome to your bumper.
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Step 12: Quality Check
We’re almost there. Your bumper is now straight, patched, and plated, and it looks perfect, at least from a distance.