Re-inforcing horn ring cracks

Just received my horn ring and it has a three way crack along one side area where the spoke  meets the ring as well as some other smaller cracks as shown.

I'm not posting this to bust the balls of the seller, I just want advice on how to keep this intact other than flat out not using it.  

I may have it re-chromed but I would like to do something to secure it and may not invest money in chroming if it won't last.  I was already thinking it would be more ornamental than functional.  

Is there any product that I could apply to the back side of the cracks to keep it secure or strengthen that area?  I know it can't be chromed over certain products added to strengthen it.  Would re-chroming help with strengthening?  Looking for a clean remedy that can't be detected from the front.

JB Weld?

(By the way for those who haven't seen one, the GMC horn button is much nicer than the plastic Chevy horn button.  Not sure if my Chevy is not original or if all were made that way.)

It's so nice, I might just keep it even though it's GMC and not Chevy.

This is pitted but not nearly as bad as the photos indicate. It would look nice installed and some of the pits will clean off with steel wool.

Mine had cracks

I brought it to a local plating shopp who dechromed it, welded up the cracks and filled the pits, polished and rechromed it for about $350 CND . Where you live that should be about  $200 USD.
that included rechroming the center button too.

That GMC center cap is probobly the most rare thing of anything on these vans.

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m1d

ps; never take steel wool to chrome, especialy chromed white metal

Thanks,M1D. Super excited to own one.Had no idea the GMC cap was rare. It is really well made. Paid $100 for whole setup. The cap is super nice quality.

That was what they call "street chrome" I had done, not "show chrome"

Might be something I may eventually have done also. Mine rebroke near the center. We had tack welded it but the lovely road I live on has beaten it enough to reopen the old wound. Currently have a tuft of paper towel keeping it from rattling more.

This might be a dumb question, but does the horn ring impede your ability to steer? Looking at M1D's photo, it seems like the space to grab the wheel spoke would be tight/tough. Might be an illusion.

M1D, what is street chrome? Looks good to me.

No it doesn't at all. To me anyway. Just have to be careful climbing in you don't over grab and pull on that ring.