anodising

[soupy]

hi,thinking of anodising a few aluminium parts wondering if anyone has first hand experience or tips they could pass on ,there are severall kits on ebay at the mo,i dont know how to put the link up ,but they seem comprehensive with all the chemicals ,cheers soupy

[Craig H]

I have been told that depending on what colour you use it can go blotchy on cast parts

[rocho68]

hi,thinking of anodising a few aluminium parts wondering if anyone has first hand experience or tips they could pass on ,there are severall kits on ebay at the mo,i dont know how to put the link up ,but they seem comprehensive with all the chemicals ,cheers soupy

ive had loads of anodizing done over the years , rule of thumb is that if its machined out of billet then it will come out good , castings are a no no as one piece will be ok and the next terrible , italian casings sometimes come out but as for the rest not a chance !!!! also anything steel has to be removed as the acid dissolves it

[CANbus]

As rocho68 said, you need good quality billet aluminum for the color to really stand out, sadly the old engine castings were of a poor grade, I wanted this engine casing jet black, as you can see it turned out chocolate. :wtf:

[CANbus]

^ let me rephrase this. The casing had insufficient and poor grade alliminum as the casing is made up of a number of materials

[tonydevon]

and some of the cast stuff can just dissolve during the process LOL

if you have any billet bits that you want done then go and check out Clives work, its top notch first rate quality, great guy that knows his stuff

http://www.customanodising.com/

[soupy]

thanks for help guys ,cheers soupy