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One way to look at the total price is to break it apart into the preparation (metal work) and plating. I had the two piece center hood trim for my '35 truck chromium plated by Wayne's Chrome in Fredericksburg, VA for $140. I did all the metal work myself (smooth mirror finish) and it took quite a long time (about 10 hours) filing and sanding it down. If I had that done at the plating shop for $75 per hour the total cost of the "plating" would have been $750 + $140 or $890. I suspect that many plating jobs are so expensive because of the amount of labor required to prepare the pieces prior to the plating process.