Thin – Dense Hard Chrome is a special plating process that offers significant benefit to both users of the coating as well as to the shops applying it. Thin – Dense Hard Chrome can be an extremely profitable process for job shops due to the high production capability and the short plating times involved. End users benefit as the Thin – Dense Process does not alter the part dimensions or the mechanical properties of the substrate to any appreciable extent. It also eliminates secondary steps such as grinding and polishing. Thin – Dense chrome can be applied to any base metal.