the shine that finishes the job
Trim, Chrome & Brightwork
Rechroming, trim restoration and brightwork polishing for classics in Scunthorpe. Bumpers, grilles and stainless trim brought back to better than showroom.
Brightwork That Makes The Restoration
You can spend a fortune on paint and still have a car that looks unfinished, because dull, pitted brightwork drags the whole thing down. Trim is the jewellery of a classic, and getting it right is proper craft: knowing what should be rechromed, what is stainless that just needs cutting back and polishing, and what is anodised alloy that will be ruined by the wrong process.
We manage the whole job in-house and with trusted specialist platers we have used for years: bumpers, grilles, handles and mazak parts stripped, repaired and rechromed, stainless and alloy trim dent-rolled and mirror polished, and badges, glass seals and clips renewed so the details match the paint.
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Trim Work We Handle
- Rechroming
- Bumpers & Grilles
- Stainless Polishing
- Alloy Trim
- Mazak Repair
- Badges & Scripts
- Window Seals & Clips
- Interior Brightwork
Every piece is catalogued and assessed first: rechrome, polish, repair or replace. You approve the list and the cost before anything leaves the bench.
What We Restore
Chrome & Plating
Bumpers, grilles, handles and small parts stripped, copper built, repaired and triple-plated through our trusted plating partners.
Polishing & Refinishing
Stainless and alloy trim straightened, dent-rolled and polished to a mirror in-house. Often better and cheaper than replacement.
Interior & Detail Trim
Dash brightwork, window winders, kick plates and the hundred small pieces that finish a cabin, restored to match the rest.
from pitted to polished
How Your Brightwork Comes Together
- Catalogue & assess. Every piece off the car, logged and inspected. We tell you what is chrome, stainless or alloy and what each one needs.
- Repair first. Dents rolled out, splits welded, pitting filed back and mazak stabilised. Plating over damage just gives you shiny damage.
- Plate & polish. Chrome parts through the full strip, copper, nickel, chrome process. Stainless and alloy cut back and polished in-house.
- Fit & align. Refitted with new clips, seals and fixings, gapped and aligned so every piece sits tight and straight against fresh paint.
- Final detail. The whole car checked over, brightwork sealed and a care sheet handed over so the shine stays that way.
Chrome & Trim FAQs
How much does rechroming cost?
Rechroming is priced per piece and depends on size and condition, because most of the cost is the repair and preparation before plating. A pitted bumper takes far more work than a straight one. Send us photos of the parts and we will price the lot honestly.
Is my trim chrome or stainless steel?
A magnet and a trained eye sort it quickly: much classic trim is actually stainless or anodised alloy, which does not need plating at all, just skilled straightening and polishing. That is usually the cheaper and better route, and we will tell you which is which.
Can pitted chrome be restored?
Yes. The old plating is chemically stripped, the pitting is filed and polished out of the base metal, then copper is built up before nickel and chrome go on. Deep pitting takes more copper work, which is why condition drives the price.
Can you repair mazak and die-cast parts?
Mazak is the trickiest material in brightwork, but most parts can be stabilised, repaired and replated by the specialist platers we work with. Genuinely crumbling parts are assessed honestly, sometimes a good used part is the smarter buy, and we will say so.
Do you do complete brightwork packages for restorations?
That is our favourite way to do it. The whole car’s trim catalogued, restored and refitted as one managed job, timed to land as the paint is finished, so the car comes together in one hit.
trim gone dull?
Get A Brightwork Quote
Tell us the car and send photos of the trim. We come back with a piece-by-piece price, usually same day.
Prefer to talk? 01724 304245
ready for the shine?
Get Your Brightwork Priced
Bring the parts or the whole car. We will catalogue what you have, tell you what each piece needs and price it straight, no puppy sh*t.