The way i see it{and a good friend owns the chrome shop no longer does pot metal} but i know 100% what it takes to plate stuff.
Street car = redone parts at a local non big money shop
or repop parts.
Show car = big $$ plater that will take the time and expence not to lose the detail of the org part fixing it right

And with the way things are going now BE&A parts are getting to be better and better and he will take back anything you don't think is good enough in quality.