Painting over stainless steel?

Can this be done, are there any issues to overcome? Looking a getting a pair of S/S panels S type painted.
Cost of a pair of stainless steel panels is around what it'd cost to chrome plate a steel pair, that's if you can find a pair straight enough to chrome.
Cost of a pair of stainless steel panels is around what it'd cost to chrome plate a steel pair, that's if you can find a pair straight enough to chrome.