Cen-Tex Plating Company

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I inherited two 1967 Plymouth GTX’s from my Brother-In-Law and brought them home to Texas from his place in Georgia recently. FYI, the Plymouth GTX was introduced into the Plymouth line in 1967 and this model did not share the styling or design with other MoPar models. Furthermore the body style changed completely in 1968 and thereafter. Why the long winded intro? ….Because none of the aftermarket classic car parts manufacturers produce reproduction parts for the 1967 Plymouth GTX and additionally only 12,010 units were built that year which is very low. This makes used parts scarce.

I’m restoring both of these cars and needed the services of a good chrome plating company. I took the beat up front and rear bumpers from one of the cars to see how they would turn out being re-chromed. The owner David explained that he would send the bumpers to their San Antonio facility where they had patterns of all the bumpers made when the cars rolled off the assembly line and that their craftsmen would bring my bumpers back to match those specifications. Just thinking about that is really something.

When I returned about four weeks later to get them I unwrapped one and was completely blown away. Nice work? No, spectacular work! The quality of the chrome plating was better than any I have ever seen. The bumper was repaired to perfection and the cost was much less than buying an aftermarket bumper which in this case is unavailable.

I asked if he could refinish some of the pot metal, stainless steel and aluminum trim and he told me to bring them to him. I picked up a bunch of trim and molding from him today and was once again impressed beyond words. This company does outstanding work, at reasonable prices and the turnaround time is great. The only problem I have now is that all the other work on the cars has to be done to somehow match the workmanship standard set by Cen-Tex Plating Co Inc., no easy feat!

These guys were great. I gave them a really odd job and they were great with it. I bought this crappy loving cup from the 1920's for my fantasy football trophy build. I brought it to them in bad shape.The original plating was all tore up. They got right down to work and in a month I went to pick it up. WOW! It looks amazing with that nickel finish. I mounted it on to a custom wooden base and it looks amazing. I can't wait to show the league. David and the guys at CenTex did a fabulous job and I highly recommend them to anybody.

Cen-Tex did a great job on chroming and shining all the parts from my 122s Volvo. When I asked around from various automotive shops who could do the job professionally and meticulously, Cen-Tex came to the top of the list.



I would highly recommend them for any work where perfection is required.



Best in Austin as far as I am concerned.

If this place doesn't have what you are looking for they w2ill help you find it. the guy on the bottom is clueless :)



Thank you

Centex

Great prices, excellent work. Highly recommended. Trust me on this!

Guy 2 slots below sounds a bit crazy..company goes way back small family owned chrome shop who do a great job..better than shipping it off to get 4 months later at a more expensive price great place for people who are doing project cars or with atiques or any chrome-able items..great customer service

They have done a good job on various antique items also repaired my front bumper..looks family owned great customer service..can't beat the prices