How can chrome be coated?

A chrome-plated surface does not provide sufficient adhesion for new coatings. Therefore, the existing chrome layer must be removed. Use a specially developed chrome remover for this process. These remover solutions are particularly safe to use. For example, special additives prevent the formation of highly toxic hexavalent chromium.

There is usually a nickel layer under the old chrome layer. This must be reactivated with a specially developed activator for the new coating. To prevent the reformation of an oxide layer, the workpiece is recoated immediately after the nickel layer has been reactivated.

Alternatively, there is also a Gold-Strike that can be applied directly to chrome. These are based on the fact that the oxide layer is reduced in the process and gold is deposited at the same time.