Originally Posted by
Scooper
Cyclart is in your neck of the woods (about an hour south in Vista) and do chrome right. They're not cheap, but if they're close enough you might stop by and discuss what you want to do.
Cyclart homepage
Good informative link. Thank you for crushing my hopes & dreams like a caterpillar. Sounds like powdercoating is a more realistic solution. I intend to keep and ride this bike.
Orange County is THE center of auto customization and restoration. Within a few blocks of my home exists any kind of resto service you can imagine, short of heavy casting. There are good chrome shops here, but it sounds too labor intensive to be practical.