Thanks.

I seen a refinished set when I went to Carlisle in 2000.

Even though the plating process softened the edges a little, overall, they looked incredible. Good cores are the key to success.

The guy mentioned that care was taken as to how long they spent in the stripping tank. The copper plating was applied and any imperfections soldered, then back to the copper dip, and so on.

I just wish there was a local place in Raleigh that did chrome plating. I'd do the filling of the imperfections with solder after the copper plate, the filing, detail polishing. I'd make the trips, back and forth, for the copper, nickel, and chrome dipping.

It's the time spent in labor that's the killer and what makes it so expensive.