a few tips Go to a shop that has a good rep look at the shop, as to take a tour Is it clean? Do they take pictures of all your parts, do they have a way of tracking the parts? Ask the shop if they do bumpers, bumpers are often sand blasted and if they plate the bumpers in the same bath as your parts odds are there will be sand in the plating tanks If you can't find a real good shop, ship it out of state. Sherms in Sacramento is an excellent shop