Mercian Cycles offer a chrome plating service but are quite dear but the plating is superb.
The shop is in Alvaston near Derby.
http://www.merciancycles.co.uk/renovation
Strip old chrome
On renovations not requiring re-chroming
Strip old chrome on forks £22.00
Strip old chrome on frame £40.00
653, 725, 731 and 853 Frames
Please note that we can only chrome the dropouts on these frames. This is because the stays are too thin to be polished for chrome plating
Save Existing Chrome
Mask and save chrome crown £24.00
Mask and save chrome front dropouts £24.00
Mask and save chrome rear dropouts £26.00
Mask and save chrome front ends £24.00
Mask and save chrome rear ends £26.00
Mask and save chrome head lugs £33.00
Chrome Plating
Chrome plating is the only process we cannot do in-house at our Derby workshop. Chrome plating is undertaken by, in our opinion, the best in the business. The company we use specialise in restoration chrome plating and receives work from all over Europe due to the quality of the job they do and the quality of the materials they use.
Chrome front dropouts £49.50
Chrome rear dropouts £72.00
Chrome rear dropouts and right hand chainstay £110.00
Chrome front ends – approximately 6" £83.00
Chrome rear ends – approximately 6" £174.00
Chrome rear ends up to bridges £200.00
All chrome forks £115.00
Chrome crown £55.00
Tandem front dropouts £50.00
Tandem rear dropouts £110.00
Tandem rear dropouts and right hand chainstay £160.00
Chrome Plating Renovations
We can also offer a top quality chrome plating service on renovations – providing the frame surface to be chromed is not pitted.
Please add 20% to the above prices for chrome plating on renovations. This extra charge is due to the additional preparation work required on frames and forks prior to and following chrome plating, includes old chrome/paint removal, masking for painting, extra hand finishing / rubbing down and delivery to/from the chrome platers.