The "chroming" process used in that application was known as hot plating, where the aluminum was transferred to just the raised surfaces via a die plate, much like an ink stamp
BAM! Got the 'learn something new every day' off my list for today! Thanks!
I did talk to Advanced Plating (not sure if it was Steve) but he said they don't do plastic parts anymore because they weren't happy with the results in most cases. He pointed me to
www.muellercorp.com and Glenn Mueller emailed me back and recommended I contact Mike Mancini at Instrument Specialties, Inc. I guess Mike batches parts for Glenn so I'm waiting to hear back from Mike. I know Instrument Specialties from other discussions here and, if I'm not mistaken, they have a good rep.
