"Basically, plating services will take something you own and cover it with some sort of metal, usually gold or silver. It's a good way to preserve something that you cherish."
Plating services are companies that will take something you own and plate it in gold. That's really all it is.
There are various plating services around the world, from what i have seen and found, the top places are: Ashley Jewlers, www.ashleyjewelers.com/services_plating.html and, Artisan Plating, www.artisanplating.com, and lastly Gold Plating Services, www.goldplating.com...
Gold plating at the jeweler is probably the best way to go.
Try the website www.goldplater.com. They do professional gold and platinum plating.
This will depend on the material you are interested in plating with. As the price of gold goes up, even plating with gold will become more and more expensive. Plating with silver will be less pricey than plating with gold.
You can go to business.com and search for "plaing services."
Gatto Industrial Plating Services does a great nickel plating job. I took some stuff to them not too long ago. I used ProPlate for my plating services. They were great, very efficient and extremely affordable. delta electronics beverly, mass 01915
You can find chrome plating services in Illinois by searching online directories like Yelp or Yellow Pages. Some well-known chrome plating companies in Illinois include Classic Components Inc and Custom Plating Specialists. Additionally, automotive restoration shops or metal fabrication businesses may offer chrome plating services as well.
There are many jewelers in Provo, UT that offer gold plating services. A search engine can be used to find the nearest jeweler in your area.
Quality Plating (www.qualitychromeplating.com) in Sterling, Illinois; Bales Mold Services, Downers Grove, IL (Ph- 800-215-6653); Nobert Plating Co., Chicago, IL (Ph-800-378-1903 ) are some companies in Illinois that undertaking chrome-plating works. You may also like to see the link :http://www.iqsdirectory.com/electroless-nickel-plating/chrome-plating/Search/State/IL/, for more companies. American Midwest Chrome offers chrome plating services also 24k gold, nickel and copper plating. Check out their web site americanmidwestchrome.com/
Many metals can be used in plating, such as copper, nickel, silver, gold and chrome, which is often used on cars.
Here's a chrome plating company that serves the Washington DC area: http://www.metroplating.com/
Metal Finishing Group is located in Sacramento, California. They do gold, silver, zinc and tin plating. http://www.metalfinishinggroup.com/