1965 MMP's Barracuda Hemi swap! The Ever Changing Build

Ok, so black bumper guys, prior to paint or powder coat do you strip the chrome down to bare metal, or sand blast, or just scuff and shoot?
My painter would sand the chrome with #80, use an adhesion promoter called “bulldog” prime it, sand it and paint it. It looked good. No comparison to the durability of powder-coating. Powder coating is king.