[Kevin Gibson]

Anyone know of someone who does world class work with bright nickel? Normally I’d go to Fords Refinishing, but they are running 6 months behind.

I need to do a bright nickel job on a Colt’s .38 super.

 

[kg5388]

call and talk to Mary or Brad

Cummings Custom Refinishing

423-639-8924

They have about a 12 week or less turn around time. They just did a big holiday sale so be sure to call and ask.

 

[dfariswheel]

Here's some of the top platers other then Ford's who offer bright nickel plating.
Cummings doesn't offer bright nickel.

ACCURATE PLATING AND WEAPONRY | APWCOGAN
(Arguably the best of them all)

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Elite Custom Plating --* Re-Finishing, Custom Work, Competition Guns

 

[Charlie Petty]

I haven't used them recently, but Accurate did some work for me some time ago and it was very good

 

[felix's tattoo]

Bright Nickel

Kevin, , I have used (and am using) George Roghaar of Firearm Refinishing & Restoration, of Boca Raton, FL. Phone 561-306-3628, nights 561-750-8392.

He did a big Star P Model for me a few years ago, and is currently doing a Colt Government Model.

His work equals Ford's.

 

[stand watie]

KevinGibson,

ANY number of auto re-chroming shops in TIAJUANA, MEXICO do GREAT jobs. ====> BRIGHT nickel & 14K Gold decorated handguns are REALLY POPULAR south of the border. They DO Mother-of-pearl grips well, too.
(The devil made me do it! = CHUCKLE.)

yours, satx

P.S. = Remind me sometime to tell you about the BLUED Colt's GM in .38Super that I gave away down there & what the BIG-SHOT in the FJP did to it.
(My friends, afterwards, called it the JUAREZ SPECIAL.

 

[TommyGunn]

Not so sure I'd want to try to take a gun to Mexico. A ex-marine tried to bring an old shotgun down there. He even stopped at a border station on the U.S. side and asked about it, filled out the paperwork and all ... the Mexican authorities still arrested him and jailed him. Bill O'Reilly on his Fox News program highlighted the story and managed to push it hard enough our state dept. finally shoved its a$$ in gear and helped convince the Mexicans to release him.
They do that to a U.S. Marine .... think an average Joe is going to stand a chance?

 

[stand watie]

TommyGunn,

EVERYTHING is "for sale" down there. - I know, as I used to work the border area & I personally KNOW of senior Mexican LEOs, who were "bought & paid for".
(Like a lot of other nations, Mexico is a matter of "who you know" & nothing more than that.)

I'd bet 100 bucks to a hole in a doughnut that I could still get a POLICEMAN to pick the item up & bring it back for 20.ooUSD or less.

yours, satx

 

[TommyGunn]

Stand Watie, I won't argue with you. I see you are in San Antonio, Tx and I've no doubt in the world you know the situation maybe 100X better than I, but--BUT I still wouldn't do it or recomend it.
I certainly wouldn't try myself. But I'm the kind of guy, you know, if I didn't have bad luck then I'd have no luck at all.

"A man's GOT to know his limitations," ~~ Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, in The Enforcers.

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