Re: Chrome shop

Posted by jack klat On 2016/10/26 21:00:10

I can tell you from personal experience NOT to use Bumper Depot. They basically "flash chrome" everything, and do not use copper under their chrome, which causes the plating to fail in very short order. Janet, the manager, will tell you that their plating process is done "the old fashioned way", but it's all a lie. I purchased front and rear bumpers for a friends 1956 Ford from them.

A little over a year later, the chrome is flaking off on both bumpers. Keep in mind that this is a car that is seldom driven, and kept inside, in a dry garage.

I have since been using LKQ, and have not had any problems. They offer a lifetime warranty on their plating, whereas most places offer a year, or two years. Go for the shops that have been around and offer the lifetime warranty... it's well worth it!

Any type of "flash chrome" or "spray chrome" will not last. The spray chrome is beautiful when applied, but is not hard, like real chromium plating, and will scratch, much like the paint on your car.