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Title: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: skki3330 on November 15, 2011, 09:56 PM: Guy's seeing that CCA is putting a hold on new work ive been looking round at other avenue's, so what these home kits like?? anyone use them?
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:02 PM: I bought one once to do a couple of small parts at work

It worked fine..........after a few "trial" runs ::)

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:08 PM: Ohh and remember

Not all cast aluminium parts can be anodised :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: hunterdubber on November 15, 2011, 10:09 PM: Quote from: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:02 PM
I bought one once to do a couple of small parts at work

It worked fine..........after a few "trial" runs ::)

:daumenhoch:

Pics , Pete , pics ? ::)
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: oldschoolace on November 15, 2011, 10:15 PM: Funnily enough i was thinking the same today in work. Want a white oddy V3 stem but they dont do them. Fook it i thought i will do it myself........ turns out white is the holy grail of annodising ::)

to quote one article i read - whoever develops a reliable method of producing a good white annodised colour would be an overnight millionaire :D
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:16 PM: It was about two years ago and did em at work... :-\ for a customer not BMX parts :-\

I know it was fiddly to get right, but like most things its experience

I've thought about getting a kit to do some parts........just don't think there's a big enough demand to lay out :-\
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: skki3330 on November 15, 2011, 10:21 PM: Quote from: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:08 PM
Ohh and remember

Not all cast aluminium parts can be anodised :daumenhoch:

Thanks i didnt know that :daumenhoch: looks like some reserch to be done.

I was looking at a kit for around £70 as i need a set of breaks, Crank and possibly rims done.
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:23 PM: Is that for an Alloy Anno kit ?
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: skki3330 on November 15, 2011, 10:32 PM: Quote from: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:23 PM
Is that for an Alloy Anno kit ?

Think so mate
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:35 PM: Quote from: skki3330 on November 15, 2011, 10:32 PM
Quote from: Peter J on November 15, 2011, 10:23 PM
Is that for an Alloy Anno kit ?

Think so mate

Cool :daumenhoch:

So what would be the most popular colour?
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: skki3330 on November 15, 2011, 10:39 PM: Well i need blue mainly at the mo. There is an anodisers no far from me but i have fired them a couple of emails with no reply so maybe not intested.........i might give them a ring and see.
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: oldtired on November 16, 2011, 12:12 AM: might be worth worth a look , :LolLolLolLol: nowt like blowing up the shed on sunday morning :LolLolLolLol:

http://astro.neutral.org/anodise.shtml
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: Peter J on November 16, 2011, 01:09 AM: />
:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: DoubleD on November 16, 2011, 01:13 AM: Quote from: Peter J on November 16, 2011, 01:09 AM
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:coolsmiley:

Hahahahahahaha awsome
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: kungfunky on November 16, 2011, 08:27 AM: Quote from: Peter J on November 16, 2011, 01:09 AM
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:coolsmiley:

:LolLolLolLol: fakin ell...
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: PRO THUNDER on November 16, 2011, 09:15 AM: Has anyone tried or been able to get hold of a rattle can make called METALCAST by DUPLI-COLOUR? Check the video on their website it looks good, however it is not readily available in the UK. Would be interesting if anyone has tried it. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Home Anodising any good?
Post by: animal on November 16, 2011, 07:53 PM: I got a decent annodisers in walsall but I can never get out of work 2 get there :'( u have 2 do all ur own prep work tho ::)