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I want galvanized bumpers

I work in a fabrication shop doing mostly steel work and I wish to know if a galvanized steel object can be chrome plated. The reason I am curious is that I want a pebbly but shiny surface on the bumpers of my 70 newport, I want something different, and was considering having them, along with the wheels galvanized because I like the texture it adds but I want them to stay shiny, can they just be polished and clear coated or is there a better solution?

Thanks for the help.

Matthew Philip Mccarron
welder/fabricator - halifax, nova scotia, canada
2004

It would be quite a technical challenge to chrome plate a galvanized surface and I think it would completely change the look anyway if you were able to do it. I'd say galvanize and clear coat is your best plan.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2004

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