finishing-and-treatment-manufacturing-processes > Decorative Chrome Plating

Decorative Chrome Plating adds a thin layer of chromium over a component to improve its visual appearance. This finish provided is bright and normally polished, however matte or satin finishes can be achieved if desired.

Decorative Chrome Plating can be applied to a range of materials, with the most popular being metals. Most types of metals can have Decorative Chrome Plating, however a copper or nickel undercoat is typically applied first.

Although this process is mainly for decorative purposes, it also offers a number of other advantages. Decorative Chrome Plating is both stain and abrasion resistant, which makes it hard wearing and easy to clean.

This finish is popular in the automotive and building industries.