Chrome plating is hardly a matter of dipping a bumper into a tank filled with chemicals. It is a long, involved process that often starts with polishing and buffing, cleaning and acid dipping.

Chromed-plated factory, re-pop, and custom wheels are almost as common on C5s as fleas on a junkyard dog. For a while, a coating of the glistening stuff was about the only way to go, on a budget, to ...

Chrome plating and Corvettes. For lovers of early Corvettes, chrome plating played a major role in the overall styling. From the famed tooth grille of the C1 Corvette to those final chrome bumpers of ...