I remember a few years back,buying a paint called....Nearest thing to chrome. It looked good when first applied,but the finish was very 'soft' and appeared to tarnish quite quickly.
I only found out years later I should have laquered it! dang
(I was young!)

As Sheridan said if there was such a paint,the chrome shops wouldn't last long!
I'm sorry but you can't beat the real thing!

1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.