We can't help ourselves. We have no willpower. The old wheeze, "If it won't go, chrome it,'' is just too good for us not to use it here. And it still applies, but not in the way you think it does. In ...

Pete Chapouris, of California Kid fame and ex-chassis parts manufacturer, made this observation the other day: "I see hot rodding getting away from the AMG European look (painted wheels, bumpers, ...

Chrome plating is hardly a matter of dipping a bumper into a tank filled with chemicals. It is a long, involved process that often starts with polishing and buffing, cleaning and acid dipping.

On an effort to bring our readers the most in-depth and important tech articles in the industry, we sent our ace undercover lens man Spanky McDraggit to procure some spy footage of what goes into ...

A process of Nickel–Tungsten–Silicon Carbide plating was developed as an alternative to hard chrome plating. This new plating process has superior abrasion resistance and several advantages over hard ...