I think you've done a nice job with this.  It'll look great when it's back in the car and, trust me, no one is going to ask you to pull the unit out so that they can inspect the quality of the plating job.

I had the same issue with refurbishing the chrome details on my radio's faceplate.  Although I haven't gone back to this particular piece, I did manage to generate some nice results for my car's dash logo (glovebox door) and console insert piece using scale modeler's chrome foil applique.  I'll post some pictures in a separate thread.

Sharpie makes an oil base paint pen that comes in lots of colours, their silver one is a very good match for the fine trim on our radios and glove box doors and besides, Mr. K used to use them to sign things.

that looks great...

Very nice job Greg. I used aluminum paint on my dash plate and covered it with two coats of clear. Looks a little brighter than Tamiya chrome silver.

Edited June 12, 20168 yr by dmoralesbello