Metal Refinishing

Luis Restorations specializes in a wide array of reliable restoration services, including metal refinishing. Metal refinishing has been a practice of ours since we began our company. Trusting your possessions in our hands is the best move you could make for your valuables. Our services are provided at an affordable rate to meet any budget you may have at the moment. For more information about our restoration services, please call us today at 631-218-1384. We have years of experience in the industry and have become a trusted name for many in the New York and Long Island area. So you can trust us to get the job done right! When you call, we can provide you with a free consultation and estimate.

Metal Refinishing Process

Also known as metal finishing, this process is used to preserve your metals. Products made from metals would only last a mere fraction of their lifespan due to corrosion and wear. This is why it is important to keep an eye on your metal products to ensure they are maintaining their properties and are not deteriorating in any way. Metal finishing is related to electroplating, which is the production of a thin surface coating of the metal upon another. There are regulations in place to ensure that this process is done safely for everyone involved.

Metal Refinishing Benefits

There are a few key benefits that come with properly finishing a metal. First off, it enhances the appearance. You can use different techniques to achieve different ends, such as silk screening, e-coating, powder coating, and plating. Each method used works to remove sharp edges, clean the surface and smooth the metal. A number of surface flaws can be eliminated through this process and the finish can be glossy, matte, or textured, providing a nice set of options to choose from behind refinishing the item.

Another benefit is its enhanced resistance and increased longevity of the product being finished. Metal will wear and disintegrate over time, but when refinished that rate will slow down. The metal finishing will also provide greater durability and resistance to abrasion and protects against corrosion, chemical damage and wear. A third benefit is simply the ease of cleaning. Due to the new smoothness of the surface, few contaminants stick to the item and the act of cleaning it will be shortened, allowing you to go on with your day.

Reasons To Refinish Your Metals

Metal refinishing is also used to enhance electrical properties, shape and form components and to enhance the bonding of adhesives and organic coatings. It can also be used for decorative purposes, as the process can spruce up an older looking item. There are quite a few products and materials that use this technique to give themselves a boost. Some of the products that undergo this process do so for the following reasons:

Corrosion resistance
Wear resistance
Electrical conductivity
Electrical resistance
Reflectivity and appearance (e.g., brightness or color)
Torque tolerance
Solderability
Tarnish resistance
Chemical resistance
Ability to bond to rubber (e.g., vulcanizing)
Hardness

The experts at Luis Restorations may use a bevy of processes to clean, etch and plate both metallic and non-metallic surfaces to clean and finish your product. The most common metal finishes include paint, lacquer and ceramic coatings. We will look at the item you bring in and determine exactly how it should be approached. We are knowledgeable in the field and will bring back the original look and feel of whatever item you bring in.

Metal Finishing Regulations

There are regulations provided by the EPA that cover the wastewater discharges from industries that perform various metal finishing operations. About 44,000 facilities perform these sorts of operations and discharge potentially hazardous water directly or indirectly to surface waters through publicly owned treatment works.

There is a national pre-treatment program that is a cooperative effort of federal, state, and local environmental regulatory agencies established to protect water quality. These regulations programs are designed to protect publicly owned treatment works' infrastructure and to reduce conventional and toxic pollutant levels discharged by industries and other non-domestic wastewater sources into municipal sewer systems and into the environment. There are events where you can be trained in the proper procedures of these regulations.

New York's Metal Refinishing Team

You should only trust your precious metals in the hands of one company and that is Luis Restorations. We have years of experience in the field and our results speak for themselves. Learn more about the benefits of finishing your antiques. We proudly serve customers across Long Island and New York. Contact us today for more information about our metal refinishing services and get an estimate for our refinishing services.

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We will kindly answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding our metal refinishing services, as well as our other various restoration services. We find great joy in restoring old items and antiques and we look forward to helping you with whatever services you need.