[67drake]

Originally Posted by 'ol Pinion head

Cant say on the costs of a "shoddy" plating job, as shops I've used used over the years all used a high quality triple plating process.

Total price of replating depends on on the size & complexity of the shape of the bumper, as well as if damage to the bumper is significant, or minor or if it's a perfect core. Some shops "show quality" is what gets them a reputation of providing a true cutting edge national show quality triple plating job. I've found other shops can on a perfect shape bumper core, provide a result that is indistinguishable from the results of one of the "top" plating shops in the country. It's when you start dealing with very hard to replace bumper cores that have deep scrapes or gouges on peak lines, that's where it bothers me to send such a danaged core to what amounts to a much lower priced plating shop whose craftsman often tend to reshape then grind some of the definition out of the effected peak line area.

No, not shoddy work. I’m saying how much to chrome a good condition bumper, needing no repairs, just shoddy chrome before it’s worked on.
Everyone says it’s “expensive”, so what is expensive?