CENTRAL FLORIDA PLATING, INC.
MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA

Central Florida Plating ONLY offers Industrial Hard Chrome Plating.  We do not offer ANY OTHER type of plating. CFP, a value-added, engineering driven, precision metal finishing solution. We are dedicated to deliver high quality, quick turn, customer friendly precision metal finishing to customers at the most competitive price.  CPF's customer service and sales professionals are trained to respond quickly to customer requests and needs, in turn supporting your  production scheduling. Metal Plating is the method of applying a metallic coating to another material. There are many reasons to plate objects. They can be applied to almost any coarse material. The most common surfaces that are plated are metals and plastics. Plating can be used for different reasons. Some objects are plated to increase their sturdiness and provide a hard shell for whatever it is plate on. Some are plated to avoid corrosion, and a few are plated just to give off an attractive finish.  As described above, metal plating can be used for a number of reasons. Nickel plating is one of the most common used in decoration. When combined with an underlayer of chromium, it provides a bright, shiny surface that is corrosion-free, and resistant to wear. It is used to coat over chemically metalized plastics, steel, brass, zinc, and aluminum. These products can be found in car parts, metalic decorations (like streamers). Nickel Plating is used for the following reasons:  Provides a bright, shiny appearance.  The plating of other metals mainly depends on the physical properties and composition of the metal that is going to be plated. Some may not be good conductors, thereby making poor Cathodes for the electroplating process. Others may not plate well because of a strength-weight ratio of the metal to be plated. If the strength to weight ratio is low, then the plating material may not hold well with the metal. If the strength to weight is high, then the plating will hold well to the metal, ensuring a good bond between the two. Ideal metals to plate are: