/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>character has a very unusually shaped, very large buckles on his armor
>scour the internet, closest thing i can find are $20 a piece buckles that aren't the right color or size
>fine i'll make my own since they don't need to be functional anyways
>come up with plan to make a mold from a 3d print and then cold cast polyurethane resin replica from it
>realize even with cold casting that they won't have a chrome finish and might not be bright silver enough due to available metal powders
>look into diy chroming systems
>very expensive, start at $500-700
>not willing to drop that much for two buckles
>look into chroming services
>can't find clear information on whether or not it's possible to chrome polyurethane
why did i get myself into this mess