Where to "chrome" plastic parts ?
I have an ABS plastic grille I'd like to get "chromed". It turns out you can actually chrome plate plastic but I was rough quoted $1500 to do it. This is just for my daily driver hot rod Chrysler 300, so that's definitely not in the budget. All the OEM and aftermarket grilles you see are I believe Vacuum Metallized. But despite my excellent internet skills I'm having a hard time tracking down anywhere that does this on a piece by piece level. In fact this particular piece originally came in a chrome version but its not produced anymore and I can only find a raw/primed version.
I've looked at chrome wraps and the so-called chrome paints and I just don't think they would cut the mustard for this highly visible piece. Given the fact that aftermarket parts with reasonable prices are "chrome" and the sheer quantity of OEM pieces, it can't be that rare or difficult of a procedure.
Any suggestions for some places I could talk to about this ?
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