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Redline:
Just wondered on Old School stuff like Rims, Seat Clamps, Chainrings etc if the finish is Silver - is it just the colour of the alloy which isn't highly polished or is it an actual Anodised Silver on the metal?

Thanks

John

oldtired:
silver old school ano is not realy consistent, seen it look dull and almost like smudged chrome, best thing is if the bits are dull looking polish a small area by hand with something like peek or braso, if when you rub the polish a bit it goes black then shiney when you rub with a clean cloth, there  is no ano on it, if it stays silver  there is probably an ano finish ,colud also be a clear laquer type finnish,  if there is no ano on the  bits you can pollish to a shine ,  my preference for alloy bits that are not brushed finnnish  :daumenhoch:

Redline:

--- Quote from: oldtired on May 27, 2010, 11:30 PM ---silver old school ano is not realy consistent, seen it look dull and almost like smudged chrome, best thing is if the bits are dull looking polish a small area by hand with something like peek or braso, if when you rub the polish a bit it goes black then shiney when you rub with a clean cloth, there  is no ano on it, if it stays silver  there is probably an ano finish ,colud also be a clear laquer type finnish,  if there is no ano on the  bits you can pollish to a shine ,  my preference for alloy bits that are not brushed finnnish  :daumenhoch:

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Cheers fella.. so were say Silver Araya 7x Rims or a Suntour Seat Clamp just an under-polished alloy or were they silver annodised then?

John

stidds:
They are all non-polished not anodised.

mark 2:
Araya Aero's had some silver anno finish, I tried to polish and blend the brake rub into the rest of rim and was a distinct line of a coating over the bare metal so whole lot had to come off.  Something like a redline chainring will have a clear coat over its brushed finish.

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