True 'bright & shiny' chrome plate (e.g. automotive trim) is best done  by
plating over a proper base. During my summer in the electroplating QC lab for
the major photographic company, the sequence was:
1. copper plate
2. buff to a smooth finish
3. nickel plate
4. repeat step 2
5. chrome plate

Plating onto an ultrasmooth surface was critical, if you didn't 'throw'
chrome onto such a surface, no amount of buffing would make it bright and shiny.
FYI - for the large (36 ton/ 18 ft. diam.) parts, you needed high amperage,
usually between 1500 - 3000 amps. Needless to say, you had to be careful  what
you touched in that area!
Following the above sequence gave parts that were mirror bright.

Bill  Kenyon
Global Centre Consulting
3336 Birmingham Drive
Fort Collins, CO  80526
Tel: 970.207.9586 Cell: 970.980.6373
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