re chroming at item

[what..the?]

I have an old one armed bandit machine, on the front aspect all the chrome is flaky I have no idea of the cost of re chroming has anyone any idea? I would say the metal face is 2ft tall by 1.5ft wide?

[Prudie]

I've just asked my OH as he has very recently had all the chrome bumpers re-done for a classic car he's been doing up. Sorry though, he went red, laughed and wouldn't tell me what he spent so obviously a lot.

[buildersmate]

Chroming plating is not cheap; it is a specialist process of several operations to do properly (including a base coat of copper) and you probably need to trawl for a local specialist plating organisation.

[EDDIE51]

I used to work in an electro plating shop. There are very few Chrome plating shops left as the process is highly toxic , the waste has to have very expensive treatment before it can be recycled.
Just the initial Copper plateing has to be done in a bath of Cyanide and the nex stage of Chrome plating is even more toxic ! Before it could be plated the old plate has to be stripped off in hot concentrated acid. You are talking £100s if you can even find a place that still does Chrome plate at all.

[Prudie]

If it helps and you're in the south partner found specialist chrome platers in Twickenham, Bristol and Poole.

[HowardKennitby]

Agree it will be expensive, if you can find anyone still doing it.

[what..the?]

Hello that thanks everyone for all the answers it has been very useful, thank you again, I have decided not to re chrome.