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To change from chrome to gold plating, you need to gently dissolve away the chrome layer back to the nickel. Only then can gold be applied.
I have idea what the charge is likely to be. It might be wiser to trade your chrome hardware for another owner's gold parts. Plenty of Fretboarders curse da bling. They would probably be glad to make a straight exchange.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
For years, I had an incomplete Floyd Rose Special vibrato system in the nickel finish. Rather than purchase individual saddles to complete the set, I elected to "upgrade" to GraphTech StringSaver. AFAIK, these have only ever been offered in chrome, black or gold. A bath of dilute acid did the trick.
CAUTION: Do not cock about with acid unless you know exactly what you are doing.
I used to work on an oil refinery. I have endured copious lectures on handling hazardous substances, safety clothing, breathable atmospheres et cetera. I even have antidote cream to relieve burns from the nastiest shit.
The preparatory training for working in a refinery alkylation unit used to include slides of what HF acid can do. Let's just call the images unsuitable for vegetarians and leave it at that.
I used to work in a place producing art glass works & it took us a long time to get the remaining stocks safely disposed of as no-one would deal with it.