The way chrome jobs are done nowadays is a far cry from how our cars' parts were originally plated. Rather than a base of nickel and copper followed by several dips in chromium, these days it's just a dip or two in chromium and then they get stuffed in a box and shipped. Compared to a triple-plated chrome job that lasts 30+ years, you're lucky to get 30 days out of it now before the corrosion starts.
They can of course be powder coated, but all of the existing chrome has to be stripped first. Standing at the blast cabinet manually removing it can be time consuming and costly. I encourage customers to get them to a chrome shop so they can be chemically stripped instead (which is also expensive but not as much as a few hours' labor costs). Once the chrome has been removed, you'll have a suitable substrate for whatever color you desire.
