Originally Posted by
Catnap
beautiful work! if that's the original chrome then you did a fantastic job of cleaning it up, because it looks brand new. I like the matching tires - it's a bold move that doesn't always pay off but it works in this build.
re: chroming, it's a bit hyperbolic to say it's been "virtually banned". there's a bunch of chrome shops in my area and many more within a 30-mile radius (NY/NJ/CT tri-state area). I've had frames and parts custom chromed both locally and also via mail over the past few years.
out West the countdown clock is ticking.
figure 2026.
that written, it will be possible, probably outside California and it will no longer be “cheap”.
actually good chrome was never cheap, the cost will be galloping in the next few years.
will make shipping overseas and return cost reasonable.
will be for the elite and fat of wallet.