Back in the earlier years, most knick knacks that exude a shiny metal finish that is affixed on bumpers, sides and even the rims, in order to beautify any old or new cars and motorcycles have been referred to as "chrome". This phrase actually points to a metal that had undergone several chrome plating processes to endure the temperatures changes of the weather or even external harassment that an object is subjected to on a daily basis. The most expensive and durable process includes plating the steel first together with copper, and then nickel, before the chromium plating is applied, which serve to be the final finishing touches.
Chrome Plating's Decorative Use
Decorative chrome plating is sometimes called nickel-chrome plating because it always requires electroplating nickel on the object before plating the chrome (it sometimes also involves electroplating copper onto the object before the dime, too). The actual nickel plating provides the smoothness, a lot of the deterioration resistance, and many of the reflectivity. The particular chrome plating is exceptionally thin, measured in millionths of an inch rather than in thousandths.
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