Mirror arms rechromed

[Doug and Nicki]

Last year, we were fortunate in winning the grand prize in the drawing while at the gathering. We sent the mirror arms to Spacecoast Plating and Metal Refinishing a couple weeks ago and received these today. 
  
Their work is incredible! I highly recommend them if your mirror arms are experiencing chrome bubbles. Everyone there was professional and they turned these around fast. 
 

Removing and reinstalling everything takes some time, but the result is impressive.

I am not affiliated with this company. Just want to recognize them for incredible quality, all the way around.

Their number is 321-254-2880. They are in Melbourne,Florida. 

[LakeBob]

Looking good!  Did you only have the arms done? 
My mirrors are in decent shape but the arms and mounting bases could use some help.  
 

I would be interested in having my arms and bases done. 

[Chargerman]

   I had mine done maybe three years ago now. I also continue to be very happy with the quality. They had a matching set of mine finished and in stock at the time so the turnaround was only the shipping time. Great folks and top shelf work. 
   I agree that getting them off and disassembled takes a little time but it is so worth it. I continue to be satisfied every time I walk by what used to be an eyesore. 

[Doug and Nicki]

On 12/26/2022 at 9:53 PM, LakeBob said:

Looking good!  Did you only have the arms done? 
My mirrors are in decent shape but the arms and mounting bases could use some help.  
 

I would be interested in having my arms and bases done. 

Yes, just the arms.

[LakeBob]

Thanks! Do you love your coach?  We are fans!!

3 hours ago, Doug and Nicki said:

Yes, just the arms.

 

[throgmartin]

Dave's SpaceCoast Plating company is the best in the country. Their chrome process far exceeds any other chrome plating company.

If you need chrome plating done, especially mirror arms and parts, Dave is the man to contact.

[Paul A.]

Reliable Plating in Milwaukee, Wi. is an OEM for HD. IF it's convenient, you may want to consider them for plating needs. 

[planodp]

Any tips or things to watch out for when removing the arm and mirror? Thanks 

[throgmartin]

On 1/12/2023 at 12:44 PM, Paul A. said:

Reliable Plating in Milwaukee, Wi. is an OEM for HD. If it's convenient, you may want to consider them for plating needs. 

Paul:

As you know, I am passionate about supporting companies who support all of us. Some companies go out of their way to support Monaco brand owners. I will gladly pay a little more and support a company that has supported me or our Monaco group. My company has been dedicated to supporting Monaco owners since its first day of operation. I have traveled the country clocking over 80,000 miles giving seminars, working with coach owners and have conducted over 2,000 free inspections. I truly appreciate it when one of our members supports my small company.

In the case of you suggesting Reliable Plating, I felt it was a slap in the face to a man who lives and breathes Monaco and lending support, especially to this group. Dave Pratt, owner of Spacecoast Plating also owns this forum. He writes checks monthly out of his own pocket to keep this forum going. He works tirelessly putting together the Annual Monocoers Gathering. He has assisted in building one of the best Monaco technical files section in the country. Since Dave is a very dear and personal friend I know he spends countless hours on the phone consulting to owners on their coach problems..........For free. Him and I have taken calls at all hours of the day and night and even on holidays to help a stranded Monaco owner.

On Facebook and here you have a habit of touting and mentioning businesses that have never held a seminar, supported Monaco owners or spent a dime traveling to a Monaco rally to lend support. In this case I felt it was a huge slap in the face to Dave for mentioning a competitor on a forum that he owns. Dave and I both give a great deal of our time to Monaco owners and you recommending competitors who could care less about Monaco, HR, Safari and Beaver owners and who never jump on Facebook or this Forum to answer technical questions or assist an owner with a problem is a real kick in the ass.

In regards to our mirror's, not one individual in the plating industry knows more about the problems with our mirrors then Dave Pratt. While Reliable may be an HD - OEM supplier, it doesn't make them experts on our mirrors. The mirror's we run on our coaches have an inherent problem with flaking and rusting and Dave knows the reason why and his plating process corrects this issue.