Did some chrome work today
I've been dabbling with Electroless Chroming for several years now.
About the only drawback is the inability to do really large stuff. No bumpers, no electricity. All done with chemicals on the stove. It's REAL easy to do too.
You will need to learn how to polish the metals yourself prior to plating. If it draws a magnet you can plate it with this process.
Check out
www.caswellplating.com for the do it yourself stuff. I use their products and am very happy with 'em.
hth,
Jim