Lithupa tsa Hard Chrome, tse tsejoang hape e le Chrome Plated Rods, ke lithupa tsa tšepe tse entsoeng ka nepo tse kileng tsa etsoa ka mokhoa o thata oa ho betla chrome. Plating ena e ntlafatsa ho tiea ha tsona ka holim'a metsi, ho hanyetsa kutu le ho senyeha, le ho tšoarella ka kakaretso. Ka tloaelo li entsoe ka tšepe e phahameng ea k'habone kapa tšepe ea alloy, lithupa tsena li tšoaroa ka lera la tšepe ea chromium, e leng se etsang hore e be e boreleli, e benyang. Botenya ba chrome layer botenya bo fapana ho latela litlhoko tsa ts'ebeliso empa hangata bo fapana ho tloha ho li-micron tse 'maloa ho isa ho tse mashome a 'maloa a botenya. Lithupa tsena li sebelisoa haholo ho lisilindara tsa haeteroliki le tsa pneumatic, metjhini, likarolo tsa makoloi, le lits'ebetso tse fapaneng tsa indasteri moo matla, ho nepahala le bophelo bo bolelele e leng tsa bohlokoa.
