I've found that it's almost always cheaper, on our cars at least, to just
buy a new part. The only time I've ever known anyone to chrome their parts
was one of three situations:
1. The part is no longer available.
2. The part was never originally chromed.
3. The exception: The new part is more expensive than a re-chromed part.
Regards,
J
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> From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
> To: Robert J. Donahue <rdonahue@holli.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Chroming Prices
> Date: Thursday, July 24, 1997 4:10 AM
>
> Robert J. Donahue wrote:
> > This is costing $180. Is this reasonable? Was chrome plating always
this
> > expensive, or is this the doing of our arch enemy the EPA?
>
> It was always expensive. The actual chroming is quick, it's
> the polishing that is a lot of skilled manual labour.
>
> Practical Classics had a good article on this the other month. It
> was something like 12 steps to chroming, and the actual chrome was
> something like step 11.
>
> > BTW, where has the chrome gone on new cars? Nary a glimmer to be seen.
Is this
> > a styling thing or a cost thing?
>
> Probably both. Cost and legislation made chrome a thing of
> the past, and being a thing of the past, nobody wants to
> try and market a new car with it.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey
> Ottawa, Canada
> tboicey@brit.ca
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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