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RE: chrome plating

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Subject: RE: chrome plating
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 07:42:31 -0700
> I know there is a difference in "commercial" grade chrome plating and
> "professional" or "show" grade plating.  My question is... can commercial
> grade plating be polished up to show grade and how much of a hassle/job is
> it.  I have access to the commercial grade work and I could get some
> suspension parts plated really cheap.. but can it be made to look
> like show
> chrome ???

If by "commercial grade" you mean hard chroming, then no, it won't polish
up.

Shiny chrome is all about surface preparation, there's very little you can
do once the chrome is laid down.

Randall

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