Roger; I would have to disagree with you there. This is not the sort of fellow that would use a Mickey Mouse outfit of the sort that you see in magazines. This fellow has been rebuilding and restoring old cars for many years, some were very rare, and in fact the vehicle that he replated the parts on was a Stanley Steamer. From what I have heard he has a smaller version of the setup used in the large plating shops. I believe that in all likelyhood plating is like painting, its the preparation that makes the difference between a good and a poor job and I have seen both come out of so-called "Professional" shops. Best Regards Arran Foster 1954 Imperial Newport Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel And other trim parts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rog & Jan van Hoy" <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:55 PM Subject: Re: IML: Self-Inflicted Chrome Plating > Any other old timers who remember those ads in Popular > Science, Popular Mechanics and the like for chroming kits? > They showed a little brush with a wire on it and said it was > as easy as painting. > > Frankly I don't think there's going to be any satisfactory > substitute for going to a chrome shop. > > --Roger van Hoy, '55DeSoto, '42DeSoto, '66Plymouth, > '73Duster, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA > > > > >