Darrell,
The biggest problem I can see right off the bat is that if you are wanting to use triple chrome on something like wheels (what KIND of wheels? Car? Motorcycle? ATV?) then for the actual chrome plating itself, you are going to need a power supply of 1 Amp per square inch of wheel surface for real chrome, whereas copy chrome, which is mainly a Nickel coating and Nickel only needs about 1 Amp per 14-16 square inches. Take a tape measure, and measure out the exposed area of the wheel you want to chrome, and then compare to what a suitable power supply runs, and you'll see real quick that you are getting into some serious bucks to be able to do wheels. Plus, you will have to have a large enough set of tubs to cover the wheels in the various solutions, and enough gallons of solutions to cover those wheels and allow them to be turned where the anodes can face them for line-of-sight. Can it be done? Sure. Like the old saying goes, "Speed is just a question of money; how fast can you afford to go?" Same theory applies to chroming bigger and bigger items. As for black chrome, I haven't used it first hand, so I can't really say for sure, but the above answer is based on my experience with the triple chrome kit, and all the expense and effort I've just put into trying to expand it just to do something the size of a motorcycle gas tank. Wheels are the next level up from that, even.
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