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09-20-2000, 03:04 PM
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Anyone know of a place that can chrome plate plactic body & trim parts. I heard it is called vacuuming plating. Thanks.
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10-02-2000, 11:39 PM
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It's called vacuum metalizing. Not commercially done in California anymore, but I've heard of companies in Chicago and Georgia that do it. Very expensive (was around $1000 minimum to get the chamber charged) and the plating is only as durable as the thin lacquer topcoat.
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