When I take parts to have them re-chromed they always come back too shiny and lots of missing detail.

"Triple" plating means nickle first, then copper, which is where the smoothness and shine comes from,and where detail is lost, and then chrome.

From what I can tell of old Campy etc parts that are missing some chrome, those parts did not have the copper intermediate plate. Just nickle and then chrome. Can anyone verify this?

I asked my chrome guy if he could do just nickle and chrome, and he looked at me like I had three heads.

The purpose of restoration is to restore, not make something better than new.

Does anyone know of a chrome guy that understands this, especially as related to vintage lightweight bikes?

Thanks,