Founded in Old Hickory in 1961, Advanced Plating restores automotive and musical-instrument parts and provides production surface finishing from its 128,000-square-foot facility in Portland, Tennessee. Now solely owned by Steve and Sheri Tracy, the company rebuilt after fires and a devastating Nashville flood before moving to Portland in 2018. Its restoration work has appeared on award-winning hot rods, while its commercial operation supports production components for music and other industries.
Librandi’s PlatingFounded as a family machine shop in Pennsylvania in 1972, Librandi’s Plating restores classic automotive parts and provides industrial metal finishing for OEM manufacturers. Its specialty remains show-quality restoration, including difficult pot-metal trim, while its modern production operation serves customers ranging from collectors to major motorcycle and trucking brands. The company works from an 85,000-square-foot facility, and its quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.HARRISABURG, PA
Lakeside Custom PlatingWith more than 40 years in the trade, Conneaut’s Lakeside Custom Plating restores metal parts for classic, muscle, vintage and antique vehicles, along with motorcycles and boats. The shop is known for show-quality copper, nickel and chrome work, particularly on difficult pot-metal pieces, and stands apart by handling the detailed painting and polishing that can complete a restoration from start to finish. Its work has been offered to the classic-auto industry for more than 15 years, with one-on-one service and a stated warranty behind the finished parts.CONNEAUT, OH
Metro Plating & PolishingFor more than 25 years, Metro Plating & Polishing has restored and refinished metal pieces at its Kensington shop, pairing plating with detailed polishing for everything from heirlooms to automotive parts. The shop handles both individual projects and trade work, including lamp and lighting restoration and small repairs, and ships completed pieces throughout the United States. Walk-ins are welcome, and service is available in Spanish.KENSINGTON, MD
Beringer Plating, IncFounded in Akron in 1953 by J.L. Beringer, Beringer Plating provides metal plating and surface finishing for manufacturers across Ohio and surrounding states. The company grew from a father-and-son operation into a shop serving more than 100 accounts, with Bruce Hogie becoming full owner in 2023 after more than 20 years with the business. Beringer combines manual and automated production lines with in-house laboratory water treatment and salt spray testing, and reports a typical seven- to 10-day lead time.AKRON, OH