About

Early 1970s: John Colton Sr. starts his plating career in a large shop, plating solely mass production products.

1979: John starts working for Bloomington Plating which is later known as Bo-Decor Metal Finishing where he continues to plate production products.

1987: John branched out with a business partner to start their own plating shop, focusing on “production” plating.

1996:

• John and his business partner went separate ways.

• John partners with another plater and adds specialty work to the mix.

• John Jr. begins his plating career, helping plate and package parts for his dad.

2006: John Sr. made his dreams come true by opening a shop in Forest Lake, Minnesota, that focused primarily on the restoration of classic car and motorcycle parts.

2014: JR Custom Plating moves to North Branch, Minnesota.

2018: John Sr. makes the hard choice to sit on his Kubota all day, and John Jr. buys and is the sole owner of JR Custom Plating.

2021: John Jr. decides having two daughters wasn’t keeping him busy enough. After the passing of a long time friend, Rick Bodeker, John Jr. acquires Bo-Decor.