Had to stop using Embee after nearly 20 years…read more The last time I was there, I was quoted $2,500 for a job that I had done for $600 before. They dropped the price to $1,600, saying it was the best they could do because of tariffs and rising cost of business. I believed them and gave them the job. Afterwards, something still felt off, so I went to 3 other shops and was quoted $400-600 for the same thing. Yesterday, I noticed the coating Embee did that last time, is coming off after a couple 2x4's were strapped to the piece. After giving them thousands of dollars in business over the years and more in referrals, they pull this? Very disappointing

The person behind the counter that runs the powder coating was so friendly and so knowledgeable out…read moreof his way to make sure that I knew everything I needed to know and then some I would highly recommend this place. I've gotten several quotes from other places their prices were lower, but the quality was Exceptional.

Steven ruined this place and has no customer service experience. I have never meet anybody that…read moremakes everything so complicated. Just needed some pieces of aluminum striped and anodized. Dropped about 30 pieces off just before Christmas break and he made it sound like it was easy, $50 to strip and $100 to anodized. Over three weeks goes by and I called to check and nothing has been done. I get a call from Steven later explaining that I won't get the finished that I'm looking for and I need to be OK with the results. I don't really care, as long as it's close to the color I need. Doesn't even have to match the shade. He made me email him an authorization that I would be OK with it. So I did. Four days later I get a call from him, I'm thinking it's done. Nope, he tells me that the stripping didn't remove all the anodization of the previous pieces and it can't be anodized. I'm like just anodize the pieces that can be anodized. Steven tells me that it wouldn't be worth their time to do the small amount that was left. Only 5 of the pieces couldn't be completely striped with small amount of residue. The other 20+ pieces were ready to go from what I saw. If I wanted them anodized, I was responsible for getting the remaining pieces striped and they would do it. Steven made me confirm another email that I would be OK with Reid not being able to complete the work and start a new work order once I have all the pieces clean by us. So I arrange for someone to go pick it up and we would just glass blast them so they can anodize the next day to cut on time. Steven told me that he would have the pieces ready to pickup if I send somebody. He kept insisting that I use Uber pickup to come by and it's ready for pickup. I did find someone that's not Uber to do the pick up because I knew we needed to pay. Apparently the pieces were not ready to be picked up and Steven the the pickup guy I sent got into and altercation because it took Steven 45 minutes to have the parts ready for pickup. Not knowing what happened, I came the following day to drop off the pieces to get anodized. Steven proceeds to tell me that he can't continue business with me because there were some derogatory comments made at Steven and he doesn't feel comfortable doing business with me now because of it. I apologized for the incident. I just agreed with Steven because he just likes to have an excuse and make everything difficult. So before leaving, I asked Steven if he could find some parts that were left and on accident. He asked me to wait for 3 minutes and he will go look of it. About 30 minutes later, I realized the Steven may not come back as I had a nice chat with a few of the crew member there. They find my cages and as I'm about to leave, Steven shows up with an invoice for $100 that I had to pay for rendered services. I paid it and left. I cannot recommend this place at all because it was an utter waist of time and Steven is the most useless person there that does absolutely nothing but bring down his team members. I'm now a month behind on my work thanks to Steven.

These guys feel like a family. Super great staff, colored some metal parts for me, and it turned…read moreout great. Will be back for sure!

Amazing work from the guys here at OC Custom Coating! They are literal perfectionists and extremely…read moreknowledgable about firearm cerakoting. It really is amazing how flawless my Flat Dark Earth stripped lower on my Glock 19 came out from these guys. Just look at that beauty. It looks like it literally came from the Glock factory!! 5/5 Definitely recommend to anyone looking to do any type cerakote on anything!

I traveled from simi valley ca all the way to anaheim ca just to get my intercooler(Glacier…read moreBlack)/stencil(blue flame) cerakote done.Paul and his staff is very helpful and very professional!. They gave me an estimate date when it will be done,guess what? They beat the eta a week earlier along with excellent result! Thank you! Paul and your staff! I will be coming back for sure!

I want to personally thank Tim and his team of phenomenal work and attention to details…read more I was very impressed with his work ethic, and commitment to help me powder coat my calipers, he even helped me break them down. The POWDERCOATING was amazing and I get lots of compliments, the materials he uses along with his knowledge comes thru on a finished product. His prices are more than fair compared to other shops, by far. I wouldn't hesitate to do business again. Thanks again Tim.

I brought my patio chairs and table to Americoat. The staff is super friendly, knowledgeable, and…read moregave great advice for the color/style I was going for. I went with an oil rub bronze powder coat, which left a beautiful shimmer. I absolutely love the way everything turned out. It looks brand new again. They were very quick as well, which I appreciate. Highly recommend!

My company , Miguel's Custom Upholstery, Inc. took two stainless steel bench bases to Magma that…read morewere in rough shape to be polished. They came out like a mirror. The price was very reasonable and the owner was very pleasant to work with. If you have and polishing needs or if you need some metal plated or colored do not hesitate to use their services. Great job guys and keep up the good work

We used Magma to polish our high end iPhone cases and our specifications are very very high. I am…read morevery happy to say Sophia and Francisco have awesome service and the results of their works are stunning. We moved our operations from San Jose to OC recently and we will be working with Magma as our primary finishing vendor. Beautiful amazing delicate work!

Great communication, quick response. I was impressed with their quality work, and quick turnaround!read more

Amazing company. Would highly recommend anyone looking to powder coat an item. They do get work…read moreat a decent price. Staff is very friendly.

The lady who came to help me started by saying " We have a minimum of $100 charge ". All I had was…read more4 pieces of metal to be powder coated. Then she tells me that there is a set up fee and that was $40 to $50. Bring my charges to $150 + tax If you know about powder coating, stay away from here

Brenda is the super star here! She is knowledgeable, friendly, and super accommodating! Jerry and…read morehis team is great! They make feel like you are their most important customer! Best powder coating facility I have ever dealt with

Long time customer who just gave up on this place. Owner Leandro only takes easy one color one step…read morejobs. Basic PC shop. Not experts at all in their craft. Disappointing they won't work with customers on custom jobs. Price was no issue here. Just wasn't easy compared to the one step normal job they do but in actuality it was easy.

Stopped by to get a quote and was quoted $135 to get a bike frame and fork powder coated with a 2…read morelayer candy red with silver. Came back 2 weeks later to drop off my vintage bianchi frame and fork and the gentleman that helped me said pricing is up to the guy who i believe is the owner that sits in the front named Leandro. I left it over night to wait for a call the following morning. Received a call morning and was quoted $150. I said "2 weeks ago i walked in and you quoted me $135". Leandro began to explain and gave me a run around and finally said okay, I will do it for $135. I knew I could get it done cheaper else where, but central powder coating is right down the street from my office. I agreed to let him proceed with powdering coating my frame and fork for $135. Received a call next day that my frame and fork is ready for pick up. Went to pick up and the frame and fork was wrapped up in a nice plastic bag. He feared a section of the bag to show me the color, I was pleased with it. Here begins 1 of 2 things that central powder coating will NEVER earn my business again. Every please be aware. Time to pay, and it's $147. I said I was quoted $135 and so I brought $135 in cash. Leandro said there is taxes involved. In my mind I'm thinking I have never paid taxes on services before. I told him I only have $135 and he asked me to use my credit card. I refused. He saw I had some change and asked how much do I have in my wallet. I had $142. He said give me that and call it even. Nice way to do business! 2nd thing begins when I bring it back to my office to start assembling the bike. Powder coat was sprayed on ALL the threads on the bike! Making it impossible to install my bottom bracket. Luckily I was able to save the threads for my bottle cage, derailleur hanger, and rear rack mount tabs. Because my bottom bracket was a thread type, I was unable to install what I had initially planned, and so I installed a thread less type bottom bracket. Also upon examination of the completed frame, a huge blob of powder coat on the head tube. There are many powder coating companies in Orange County who will and can do a much better job and cheaper than this place. Beware! You have been warned. I hate giving 1 star reviews, but in this day and age, customer service AND quality work goes a long way! Luckily I did not spend a ton of money on the bianchi frame set because it is partially ruined in the bottom bracket.