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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Faze7-Ade on November 11, 2008, 12:40 PM

Title: How to strip anodizing ?
Post by: Faze7-Ade on November 11, 2008, 12:40 PM

Can anyone help - I have an old Tuff Neck stem from '84, which is a lovely shade of anodized lilac (yuck !), which I'd like to strip and polish.

I seem to remember that you could use oven cleaner to remove anodizing without damaging the surface, but I tried that last night (left it on at least 10 hours) and it didn't make any difference. The stem is still a lovely shade of yuck.

Any suggestions which don't involve using wet & dry paper ? I'm interested in any sort of chemical that would remove it.

Title: Re: How to strip anodizing ?
Post by: se-bmxer on November 11, 2008, 12:42 PM

Did you try oven pride, apprently its the only one that works

Title: Re: How to strip anodizing ?
Post by: pickle on November 11, 2008, 12:43 PM

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=17958.0

Title: Re: How to strip anodizing ?
Post by: motomagII on November 11, 2008, 12:44 PM

yep has to be oven pride brand only one that works if not caustic soda but be afraid very afraid its deadly.

Title: Re: How to strip anodizing ?
Post by: Faze7-Ade on November 11, 2008, 12:47 PM

Thanks guys - I guess I should have looked in the stickies for the answer.

The one I tried wasn't this brand, so I'll have to get some and give it another go.

Cheers !!!!

Title: Re: How to strip anodizing ?
Post by: Nicfred on November 11, 2008, 01:16 PM

i did these,they were red and now there not and they look  :smitten:  :smitten:  :smitten: then chuffin sold em  :'(  :'( (and as usual wish i hadn't)  :'( sold them that is not oven prided them  :'(  :uglystupid2:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/z105/nicfred/yzf250358.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/z105/nicfred/yzf250357.jpg)