Chrome plating is a rather complicated process taking a number of steps, which is why it's so expensive. Unless the parts to be plated (or re-plated) are damaged and require metal work, the chroming ...

Pete Chapouris, of California Kid fame and ex-chassis parts manufacturer, made this observation the other day: "I see hot rodding getting away from the AMG European look (painted wheels, bumpers, ...

Chrome plating is hardly a matter of dipping a bumper into a tank filled with chemicals. It is a long, involved process that often starts with polishing and buffing, cleaning and acid dipping.

On an effort to bring our readers the most in-depth and important tech articles in the industry, we sent our ace undercover lens man Spanky McDraggit to procure some spy footage of what goes into ...