Super Chrome

Being the «vintage» sort of nerd that I am, I’m not ashamed to admit that I collect vintage safety razors. Yes, it’s an odd thing to collect, and yes, I do use each and every one of them. Frankly, they work better than any overpriced Gillette these days. The problem is that sometimes at garage sales /​flea markets, I’ll come across one that I *want* to use, isn’t worth a whole lot, and looks like it’s been through a war zone.
Cue Super Chrome. I was looking for a nearby place to do a re-​plating job of one of my safety razors, preferably in bright nickel (a pretty much mirror surface). After driving past this place about 10 times looking for it (there’s literally no signage), I entered and presented the workers there with my fairly odd conundrum. I expected to be laughed out of the store for wanting to replate something so small, since they typically work on car bumpers and larger stuff here, but nope. A few minutes of looking it over, and a very decent price, and I left it with them. About a week later, I had a razor from the 1930’s that looked brand new, a far cry from the abysmal condition it was in when I gave it to them.
For the heck of it, I asked for a quote for my classic car’s bumpers to be rechromed, and was given a very affordable price. If they do the same work on car parts as they did on my cheapo razor, I’ll be coming back for any re-​plating jobs I need. I’ve already told a few classic car buds about this place, and they’ll likely be coming here for their cars as well. Great people, great price, and great end result!