In a message dated 2/22/01 8:30:46 AM PST, rebour@hotmail.com writes:
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> Does anyone have any information on the process for chrome plating
plastic?
> I've always wondered how the plastic doesn't melt in the process. Does
> anyone have a source to do this?
>
Ken,
The plastic does not melt because the chrome plating process is carried
out at room temperature, approximately, in a solution of chromium ions, not
liquid chromium. please don't ask about de-chroming. Cheers,
Dave "the more I know, the more I realize what I don't know" Anderson.