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A process for forming a decorative chromium plating on a plastic substrate includes depositing an electrically conductive coating on the plastic substrate, electrodepositing on the electrically conductive coating a high leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer, electrodepositing on the high le

A process for forming a decorative chromium plating on a plastic substrate includes depositing an electrically conductive coating on the plastic substrate, electrodepositing on the electrically conductive coating a high leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer, electrodepositing on the high leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer a bright nickel electroplate layer, and electrodepositing over the bright nickel electroplate layer a chromium electroplate layer. An advantage of the process is that a lustrous decorative chromium plating having good corrosion resistance and thermal cycling characteristics is obtained without a copper sublayer, and while using relatively thin nickel sublayers.

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1. A process for forming a decorative chromium plating on a plastic substrate, comprising:electrolessly depositing an electrically conductive coating on a plastic substrate; electrodepositing on the electrically conductive coating a leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer, said leveling semi-

1. A process for forming a decorative chromium plating on a plastic substrate, comprising:electrolessly depositing an electrically conductive coating on a plastic substrate; electrodepositing on the electrically conductive coating a leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer, said leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer having a tensile stress of about 20,000 psi or less and a ductility of about 0.4 or higher as determined in accordance with ASTM-B-490, said leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer being deposited from an electrolyte comprised of nickel sulfate, nickel chloride and boric acid; electrodepositing on the leveling semi-bright nickel electroplate layer a bright nickel electroplate layer; and electrodepositing over the bright nickel electroplate layer a chromium electroplate layer.