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OK. I checked with creations n’ chrome who quoted $200 for each cherub.
AWESOME! That’s even better. Thanks for the reference. I just looked them up, just so I’m on point, are they in Spirit Lake, ID?
Sean
Correct. I’m leaning towards working with CNC. Let me know which chrome service you ultimately go with.
Have you examined the cherubs to determine whether any additional finishing work is needed? I only took a quick look when I first received them and they looked pretty good. However I’ve never had anything chromed and am not familiar with how perfect the surface prep needs to be.
Unless you are serious please don’t bother asking.
That said I still have some cherubs left from this run if anyone is interested. All the info is in the first post.
Cheers!
Correct. I’m leaning towards working with CNC. Let me know which chrome service you ultimately go with.
I intend to go with CNC for now. Their quote is still a couple hundred under what I’ve been quoted and if other RPF’ers have used them then I consider that an endorsement the other places don’t have to my knowledge.
I have a place about 30 miles from me in NJ that I still intend to check with only because I can drive the cherubs there and save the hassle of shipping and any damage that could occur that way. I may throw out the $200 each as a quote to see if they’ll match it or do better.
I’ll wait until COVID restrictions ease up and get a hold of them. With as many places as I’ve called in the past though, $200 each is still the best deal I’ve heard so I’m not holding my breathe on my local one. I just moved to NJ so all the places I called before were in GA and FL.
Sean
Hey el toro and batmann539 , I'd love to hear whenever there might be any forward movement is made on the chroming and how it works out. I just got a pair of these and would love to see them shine.
thanks
Hey el toro and batmann539 , I'd love to hear whenever there might be any forward movement is made on the chroming and how it works out. I just got a pair of these and would love to see them shine.
thanks
So I’ve been checking in shipping costs and they’re much higher than I originally anticipated. Based on the weight and box size, it would cost between $80-$110 to ship from NY to the chroming place. I have to think this through a bit more as I also have to cover s&h for the return trip.
El Toro,
Where in NY are you? There’s a place in NJ south of me that does Chroming. I have not called or checked them out yet but I’m about 40 miles from NYC off I-70 and this place is about 30 miles south of me. Depending on where you’re at it might be an option to drive it there if they quote a descent price. Just a thought.
Sean
Hey el toro and batmann539 , I'd love to hear whenever there might be any forward movement is made on the chroming and how it works out. I just got a pair of these and would love to see them shine.
thanks
Hey Sean. Thanks for the heads up. Ultimately I decided to go to Creations n Chrome, which I mentioned before. I’m in NYC, and I don’t own a car so traveling about 1-1.5 hours would have been tricky for me. Anyway, photos of CNC’s work are attached. His work looks good. It took roughly a month. He’s preparing to ship them back to me, so I can provide other photos then.
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