"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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Rob Morley wrote:
I think you'll find that it's actually chrome[1] plated plastic, so
if you really want to fix it I suggest stripping, polishing and
replating just like any other plated finish. I suspect this will
require more effort than it's really worth though.

It's not possible to have plastic re-plated as a one off. IMHO. If
anyone
knows different, I'd love to hear from them.


There's an ancient book called "Electroplating for the Amateur" that
tells you how to do it. Apparently the modern equivalent is
"Electroplating - Workshop Practice" by J Poyner.

I would be surprised if any "ancient book" covered plating on plastic.
Unless the plastic is conductive to a degree - and most are not - the
'traditional' electroplating process will not work. I suspect (speculative
comment) that coating plastic may involve vacuum chambers, high voltages,
and vapourised metal ... The anorak in me would like to know the true
answer - some Googling called for, I think!