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albion plating in horsham, theyre doing my forks - £30.
for any one interested, how it works is they polish up the metal to mirror polish, plate it in nickel, then coat it in chrome. chrome is a clear lacquer essentially.
on a bike you only want decorative chrome which is thinner and a lot cheaper.
i found most places assume you want a tough chrome plate, used for pistons and hard wearing stuff, quote will be stupid high. ask for decorative chrome its hella cheap, thats all you need on a bike.
and wire wool/brillo pad cleans up rusty chrome quickly and easily.