I have to admit. I spent £60 on getting the chrome removed on a frame and forks i have. I thought that was good. The frame came back lovely and smooth.
I had another chrome frame sandblasted for £10. It came back exactly like a painted frame and forks would come back after being blasted. Good for a powder.
For the money it costs i would NEVER get the process reversed again. Just sandblast.
Obviously if you are going to get it rechromed there is no need to sandblast as the chromers would reverse the process anyway.