Quote Originally Posted by PRO53 View Post
.........., a shop that has been chromeing forever, old spanish guy, but he knows nothing of Hydrogen embrittlement......
Not very encouraging, this stuff isn't new, nor should it be unknown to a quality plater. It's probably not a "guarantee" of failure, but not very reassuring either. How lucky do you feel?

Here's some more to ponder: http://www.finishing.com/1600-1799/1747.shtml

If you do a web search by "chrome plating and hydrogen embrittlement" you'll find much more to ponder.