Originally Posted by
smontanaro
Just to make sure I understand things... It seems like rechroming an existing chromed frame should be easier than chroming a previously "just painted" frame. Remove the old chrome, polish up the places where previous chrome loss exposed bare steel, then plate the frame? This particularly assumes you're looking to preserve original "manufacturing patina," file marks, lugs not thinned within an inch of their lives, etc.
I ask because my
Atala Super Pro frame needs to be redone. It is already fully chromed, but some places (underneath down tube & top tube, chainstays) have suffered some chrome loss. I will need to make sure that's not happening from the inside out, but if not, I'm thinking it should be a bit less work than a frame which has never seen chrome before.
I think you are in luck, Quality Plating in Sterling (<100 miles from you?) does good work. I just shipped them a fork last week. Gary will give you a price unseen but if you take it to him he can nail down the cost for exactly for what you want, lugs, stays, etc.