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Old 01-16-2008, 05:33 AM   #3
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Re: Chrome and Paint Question

You will have to start by taking the valve covers to a quality plater and asking if they will chrome them. It depends on the quality of the cast aluminum. If it is rather porous, they will not chrome them.

If they do feel that they are dense enough to be plated, the first step in chrome plating is the caustic tank. It strips all contaminates from the surface before the plating process starts. As you can see, painting them first would not be an option.
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