chevnky, firstly welcome to the 'bolt.
As Cletis has already mentioned you may have to 'bite the bullet' and get an original re-chromed,assuming you find one in good enough condition.
Good chrome aint cheap!
Hopefully your own one might be 'saveable'.

The overall condition,like any bodywork to start with will play a huge part in the finished article.
Obviously the chrome finish will only be as good as the underlying metal.
I don't know of anyone selling re-furbed originals.
(Unless someone can prove me wrong)
All the ones I've seen are re-pops,which are,at best 'passable'.
Good luck
Jock



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.