Greetings Leonard. I too was blown away by a re-chrome quote for a '60 grill and headlight bezels for my '63 stepside. $800-$900!!! I found a local powder coat company. They sand blasted it, I pounded out the dents as best I could and smoothed it with high heat Lab Metal($25). The final coat was silver with a clear gloss that will soon match my Rally rims. The grill itself was $350 w/shipping and the powder coat was $150(including black powder on the buckets and retainers!). If you can live without chrome, Its a great way to go. I'm looking at some late '50's bumpers to have coated an retro-fited to my '63. I don't try hard to be different, I just work with what I can afford!
