Aluminum Wheel Polished
Chrome plating or high polishing?
Decorative chrome plating (as opposed to hard chrome plating used in industrial applications) is the technique of electroplating a very thin (millionths of an inch) layer of chromium onto a metal object. Because the layer of chrome is incredibly thin, chrome plated parts are always plated with nickel first, and then the chrome is plated over the nickel. The nickel plating provides the smoothness, much of the corrosion resistance, and most of the reflectivity, while the thin layer of chrome adds a bluish hue, protects the underlying nickel from tarnish, and minimizes scratching. Listed below are a few of the pro’s and con’s of chrome plating.
Pros :
It looks great! Chrome plated parts have a true mirror finish with a slight tint of blue in it. To many, this look is quintessentially cool.
As a hard metal, chrome is resistant…
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