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[adenough]

Brilliant Rog. Got a couple of pots of Madonna Blue dylon I can send you along with some stripped & polished parts to try....... 

I wouldn't send me your bits, they'de  'get lost in post' 

[adenough]

Brilliant work  came out real good  As I understand it the more u polish it before , the better shiny finish u get 

deffo   

[MaD-RoK]

its ok paying people to do things for you but you cant beat restoring something yourself  .
all you end up doing otherwise is bolting new parts on a frame and i cant really see the fun in that as you can build a bike in 30 mins if you take your time  .

good effort rog  

Steve69 puts Lord Goff of Horleys bikes together.....


Top effort there dude, tempted to get a cookery kit together myself from them links. Top research and good luck with future efforts.  

[adenough]

its ok paying people to do things for you but you cant beat restoring something yourself  .
all you end up doing otherwise is bolting new parts on a frame and i cant really see the fun in that as you can build a bike in 30 mins if you take your time  .

good effort rog  

Steve69 puts Lord Goff of Horleys bikes together.....


Top effort there dude, tempted to get a cookery kit together myself from them links. Top research and good luck with future efforts.  

Cheers pal, have a go, id like to see what other colours come out like 

[Pooch]

Bloody good effort!! I like these threads

[hunterdubber]

Awesome work Fog 

Always loved Chemistry at school too 


So obviously you'd need a bigger container and more acid to do a set of rims ,
,, but what about the power supply  would that still be capable of supplying sufficient current to still be successful  ? 

How much ampage is specified 

look forward to seeing further experiments 

[adenough]

Yeah I reckon its between 12-20 volts with a current of up to 8 amps, I've got a nice link I'll post tomoz,im using my phone to type this and its a pain in the aris   

[adenough]

A good source of power is an old radio ham CB  set 

[MaD-RoK]

Once you have mastered the old school stuff.... http://www.ehow.com/how_10075351_splash-anodizing.html

[adenough]

Once you have mastered the old school stuff.... http://www.ehow.com/how_10075351_splash-anodizing.html

handy link, theres a few out there, this is the one i used as a rough guide:

http://astro.neutral.org/anodise.shtml

[adenough]

If any of you have got kids that go to secondary school, get them to swipe a power supply from Physics or Chemistry (they may be able to get hold of some sulphuric acid to) Then expect a knock at the door from a member of   M.ilitary I.ntellegence 6   

[xGoose]

That's cool 

[hooga1975]

Brilliant thread.  It is good to see someone trying something for themselves

[CustardLips]

Nice try. 

[ozone]

Crazy Craig has a DK stem, Pro neck Chainring and Hutch pedal cages that need anodising.  I'm sure you wouldn't mind sorting them out for him.   






























Sorry, couldn't resist.   

[adenough]

Tried again this morning, with a slightly different set up, double the lead & let it cook for 2 hours! out with the needle files, and all i need to do is a bit of polishing of the new anno!!

 





Somethin i was watchin on ebay while it was bubbling away 



just havin a look.........



in the pan (for about 25 mins)





bit of filing & just needs a polish (when i can find, infact what polish would i use) ?

[Spen69]

Get in Rog, that looks the bomb mate

[adenough]

Get in Rog, that looks the bomb mate

just need to give it a polish

[animal]

Absolutely brilliant work 

[crazycraig]

Crazy Craig has a DK stem, Pro neck Chainring and Hutch pedal cages that need anodising.  I'm sure you wouldn't mind sorting them out for him.   






























Sorry, couldn't resist.