Re-Chrome Plastic Interior Pieces

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Re-Chrome Plastic Interior Pieces

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Does anyone have a good way to re-chrome plastic interior pieces? I have a few things that are wearing down to the plastic or flaking off: Door panel trim, Seat bracket cover, seat belt cover, and dome light cover. Is a chrome rattle can the best option? Let me know what you guys think and I'll go from there. Thanks in advance. :D
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i am looking into this place since it is near me. they say they can chrome anything. i have been to two local plating shops and neither will chrome my metal gauge bezel. i'm pretty sure these guys can:

http://www.unique-chrome.com/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx
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I really don't know what it runs... never had any done.
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go to the hobby store and buy the peal and stick on chrome stuff. or the parts stores also has it too.
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Ouch.. that hurts both the chrome shops and us, their potential customers
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I know of a couple guys who do plastic chroming..... I'm trying to see if I can't get you some contact info. They're out of Michigan I believe.
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ka_jd7and1 wrote:I know of a couple guys who do plastic chroming..... I'm trying to see if I can't get you some contact info. They're out of Michigan I believe.
Awesome, that would be great.
Thanks for all the answers guys. :fr:
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There is a e-bay lister that sells chrome and chrome plastic stuff. He is a local in the Ft worth area. I followed through his on-line store and dug up his web site and he will rechrome your plastic (or will send out a rechromed piece once he inspects yours for core). Now let me see if I can find the site again.

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http://www.mrgusa.com/index.html
I know it looks like fasterners and crap but if you dig around he has plastic chrome plating info there.
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wt4speed#2 wrote:There is a e-bay lister that sells chrome and chrome plastic stuff. He is a local in the Ft worth area. I followed through his on-line store and dug up his web site and he will rechrome your plastic (or will send out a rechromed piece once he inspects yours for core). Now let me see if I can find the site again.

EDIT: had it book marked
http://www.mrgusa.com/index.html
I know it looks like fasterners and crap but if you dig around he has plastic chrome plating info there.

good post tony. looks like 101.64 for a 65/66 bezel. not a bad price.
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