Not sure what everyone's talking about here. Hexavalent chromium was banned in landmark legislation in California last year, but it won't be phased out for small plating business until 2027, and for larger operations until 2039. There are numerous alternatives to hexavalent chromium, and in particular trivalent chromium, which also produces excellent results and is already widely used in the industry and will not be banned in the foreseeable future. Many chrome shops in California already use or offer trivalent chrome finishes.

And, by the way, there are currently well over 100 chrome shops operating in California alone, nearly all of which have the capacity to continue offering trivalent chrome if they desire to remain in business after 2026.

-Gregory