I had to take the time to review Mara Polishing & Plating Co. I had candlesticks and goblets from my grandmother and my mother. (I wish I took before pictures) I stopped in and met Mrs. Mara. She went through each piece and recommended the best options to bring them back to life. Mr. Mara came into the office from the back and also gave his input. They treated my family heirlooms with the same love and care as if they belonged to them. I was in no way hesitant to leave my belongings with them. They were in terrible condition. Tarnished and stained. They quoted very fair prices. I would have paid more. My husband picked them up. When he came home, he couldn't stop talking about how nice the Mara's were to deal with. Mr. Mara was telling him about all of the different services they provide. When we opened the finished products we were floored on the restoration. They were beautiful. They know their business. If you want great service, professionalism, and dealing with down to earth good people, please check Mara Polishing out. Here are just a few pictures of the finished products. read more

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Refinished an old Gumball machine. Dropped off the parts I needed plated and polished and they were ready in about a week. They look fantastic a year on. The dog was nice too. read more

Mara Polishing & Plating - Finished gumball machine. - Metal Fabricators Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

"Miguel Does Good Work" Several weeks ago, I decided to initiate a front-end project on my 1978 XLH Sportster. Part of the work included refinishing the fork legs of the front end to be black; but, before I could bring the parts to be powder coated, I chose to have the chrome stripped. I called several companies for cost estimates, turn-around time, hours of availability, etc. Those of you in a business know that every time the phone rings, it's money, right? So does MARA Polishing & Plating, Co. When I called, Miguel answered within a few rings - he stopped whatever he was doing to answer my call. Miguel quoted a price for the chrome stripping job ($60) as well as turn-around of one week. With this information in-hand, I brought my motorcycle parts to 105-107 West Peddie Street, Newark, New Jersey. At the shop, Miguel looked at the fork lowers and caps. He went to his desk and began to fill-out a service ticket. Just before he wrote the price on my ticket he said $90, but I stopped him - "you quoted me $60 on the phone". He said "okay", told me the job would be done in about a week, and furnished me with the pickup ticket. Here's the best part: the job was ready within twenty-four hours; I was pleasantly surprised with the fast service. Positives? * Phone calls are answered within approximately three rings, and you speak with a human being * Fast turn-around time Negatives? * Neighborhood / location * Duplicitous - I had to remind Miguel of the quoted price! What advice would you give to someone who wants to do business with this company? Keep a record of any prices discussed. Obtain a quote via fax or email, so there can be no mistake of prices. In addition, DO NOT LOSE YOUR CLAIM TICKET; it has the price marked at the time of drop-off. Would you recommend a customer to use this office for anything? Yes, I recommend MARA for chrome stripping at a fair price; MARA's refinishing options look good as well, although, when I dropped-off my parts (and keep in mind this is hearsay on my part), another customer came in with parts that had just been refinished - the customer complained of "bubbles in the plating" and wanted the work done over again. In addition, as a musician I appreciate having a place available to refinish guitar parts; Miguel does that, too! read more

Great work! Perfectly done and delivered earlier than expected. Thank you for amazing service!

Nasty customer service & terrible business. Supposed to take 1-2 weeks. However, they cannot finish it on time and keep telling you to call back and follow up. You have to keep calling them because they will not keep you an update or call you back. Need a lot of improvement for everything! read more

Dropped my bike handle bars off on Friday and got a call they were done Wednesday. They did a great job at a very fair price! I would defiantly recommend them to anyone. read more

Just a plain horrible business. I should have listened to Wallace and took his advice from his review. I took my antique car parts to be chromed in October 2013. Supposed to take 6-8 weeks. When I called to ask when it would be finished they would always say next week and well that did not happen, try 6-8 months and still had problems. Not only did I have to bring my bumper back 3 times to be redone, (I mean as soon as I unwrapped it, there were bubbles), never made it to the car. Its like oh sorry. 3 times and oh sorry come on. Then they lost one of my pieces. Called so many times and was told "We will call you back". Guess what, never happened. They can really care less about you. They are unorganized and unprofessional. But they will call you for money though even though you are missing pieces. Dont leave a message because they wont call you back. Pay the extra and ship your parts somewhere else besides here. I would never go back even if they offered to do it for free. So finally after 3 months of me calling them and they cant find my piece (They did not even try, because I was able to find it) and I refused to buy it and bring it back to them, I demanded a refund for the cost of the part and the cost of the chrome for that piece. So it took a year to complete the cycle. If you dont listen to these reviews, here is what you should do. Take pics of every item. Write down the part and part number. Make sure they give you a detail price PER ITEM, so if they lose it, you will have the cost of the items to be chromed so you get full replacement cost. Horrible company period. read more

Dropped off some metal legs for a table I was doing for a school project. Not only did it get done in a timely fashion but the quality was outstanding. The price was very fair and I cannot stress enough how great the quality was. I would recommend them to anyone! read more