So tell me about rechroming a bumper....

[VWNate1]

It's never cheap and the shop you use is the single most important detail .

$500 sounds a bit high to me but every place has it better and less chrome shops .

I'm in So. California where good chromers are very hard to find indeed, most don't do a proper job , "triple chrome" is the standard basic job they're all supposed to do, base plate of copper followed by a plated coat of nickle, this is to fill in the pits and hide the stamping marks etc., it gets polished then the third plating is the actual chrome .

No way any re pop is as good as a proper re chroming .

You'll need to clean the back side and paint it with some sort of rust retarding paint to finish the job, they'll never do it .

I use fish oil based rustoleum paints .

The bumper you're showing look good and will be nice to have re chromed .

FWIW, any place that has clever names like 'bumper boyze' is telling you up front they're crooks and if you give them a perfect but rusty bumper that's popular you'll get someone else's poorly repaired thing back and it won't be triple plated in any case .

Always ASK AROUND first and keep a penn and paper handy, knowing the bad places is just as important as knowing the good places .

When you see custom Motocycles, ASK ~ they'll know who's good or bad .