[Jdub]

You mis-read on using stripper to remove chrome - that will never work.

You need the full bath tanks plating shops use to remove chrome. I highly advise that you have these polished and stay away from chroming them. It always seems to come out badly over time with flaking and stains you cannot remove. Once polished, your choice to seal the finish with anodizing or do as I do and polish and wax them regularly.