You can make your plated parts like new again with professional chrome plating restoration from Porter-Guertin Co. As the Cincinnati area’s top chrome plater, they skillfully restore previously tarnished or corroded equipment, including car parts, manufacturing equipment, and more. But what exactly does chrome plating entail? 

To answer that question, here are the basics:

• Metal Stripping: For the new chrome plating to be successful, the chrome platers must completely strip the equipment to be refinished down to bare metal. That means getting rid of all the old chrome plating, rust, and corrosion.

• Nickel Layers: Metal refinishing often requires the use of multiple metals. The next step in the process involves nickel plating is applied and polished. You can think of these steps the way you’d think of primer in painting.

• Chrome Plating: Finally, once all imperfections have been polished away, the item is plated in chrome. It is critical that there are no remaining imperfections after the chrome is applied—otherwise, the process needs to start over.

The chrome plating process is different for each piece to be refinished, but the above is a basic rundown. If you have worn-down equipment or parts in need of metal refinishing, you reach Porter-Guertin Co. for an estimate at (513) 241-7663, or see details about the Cincinnati chrome platers online.