Well I have my bike's chrome about as shiny as its going to get this time around. So as soon as I get the wheel done, its gettin' ridden. And I am definitely getting one of those little Caswell platers and will do some practicing so that I'm hopefully able to use it on the next periodic chrome refurb. Thank you PilotFishBob for your info about it.

Which leads me to my last(?) question on this subject...

I think I mentioned earlier that what's really been pissing me about my chrome corrosion(?) is that it gets worse, sooner after each treatment lately. So...what does this sub-forum think about clear-coating in place of polishing in a desperate attempt to stay prettier, longer?

Thanks again everybody...