| type="text/javascript"> | | | | is for chrome plating the wheels of cars, as well as |
| The process where nickel is electroplated in order for | | | | the bumpers and other metal parts of cars and |
| it to cover a specific object just before it is plated | | | | trucks. The effect of decorative chrome plating is |
| with a layer of chrome is known as decorative | | | | actually misleading, as it is not the chrome that gives |
| chrome plating. Another way of making decorative | | | | all of the luster but the nickel plating that is layered |
| chrome plated items is by electroplating a layer of | | | | underneath the chrome. Together, both the nickel |
| copper before the layer of nickel is electroplated. This | | | | layer and the chrome plating create the mirror like |
| process is also known as nickel chrome plating, so | | | | effect and the reflective ability of the chrome plating. |
| named due to the use of electroplated nickel during | | | | Keep in mind that decorative chrome plating is not |
| its processing. Decorative chrome plating is an | | | | just done for cosmetic effects but also to create an |
| excellent way of highlighting certain items and giving | | | | outer material that is quite strong against the |
| them that shiny chrome feel and look. | | | | elements and extremely resistant to the formation |
| The most common use for decorative chrome plating | | | | of rust and corrosion. |