Thanks BB I will just use a grey kill rust enamel I have laying around and I figured it would scratch off eventually, definately no way I'm rolling out the red carpet for it.
In regards to the chroming I only made a phone call, I will make further inquires when I'm ready to re-chrome now that I have some info to go by. It seems like a decent old school business and their based in the heart of steel City in Newcastle (could be alot of competition and work available he was the first guy I rang and price seemed good). The online reviews are positive and the guy I spoke to on the phone was helpful, I will let you know next year if it's a good price or a quick job. There's no shortage of chrome platers between Sydney and Newcastle so I got plenty to choose from.
