Visiting a chrome plating shop conjures up images of giant buffing wheels, bubbling vats and parts dangling from wires, and while all of those things contribute to the overall process they are just ...

Chrome plating is hardly a matter of dipping a bumper into a tank filled with chemicals. It is a long, involved process that often starts with polishing and buffing, cleaning and acid dipping.

Chromed-plated factory, re-pop, and custom wheels are almost as common on C5s as fleas on a junkyard dog. For a while, a coating of the glistening stuff was about the only way to go, on a budget, to ...

NORTH COUNTY — Judging from the weekly display of shiny bumperson classic cars at Cruisin’ Grand in Escondido, chrome is hot inNorth County. But ask people who make the bumpers shine, and they will ...