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Title: Annodising hubs
Post by: CustardLips on December 13, 2014, 11:38 PM

Is it simple or are there any difficulties with the bearing cases being steel... can they just be masked off or do they need popping out ?

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: stidds on December 14, 2014, 12:12 AM

Basically anything that isn't aluminium will be eaten away by the anodising process.

Remove anything that is steel, or it will not be there when you pick the part up from the anodisers.

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: NORTY40 on December 14, 2014, 12:24 AM

Quote from: stidds on December 14, 2014, 12:12 AM

Basically anything that isn't aluminium will be eaten away by the anodising process.

Remove anything that is steel, or it will not be there when you pick the part up from the anodisers.

I always thought that but Paul at CCA did a Suntour stem for me (polished alloy to Red) and he didn't remove the shaft . Maybe it's because the shaft was chrome plated that it doesn't affect it :-\  . There was no damage at all to the chrome plating on the shaft .

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on December 14, 2014, 12:28 AM

Speak to Jay, anodiser_chick, on here  :daumenhoch:

Check on here and you will see she has done blue hubs and rims >>  http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,177446.25.html

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: CustardLips on December 14, 2014, 02:38 AM

Quote from: Gnarlyscoots™ on December 14, 2014, 12:28 AM

Speak to Jay, anodiser_chick, on here  :daumenhoch:

Check on here and you will see she has done blue hubs and rims >>  http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,177446.25.html

Yeah that's the plan Terry but she ain't been on for a bit so just asking the question like.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: meticulous on December 14, 2014, 07:44 AM

paul bungs rubber grommits in the hub holes to protect the cups and masks off stem shafts, sin im doin it ;)

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: johnjo74 on December 14, 2014, 10:14 AM

What are the hubs ?

Glynn did a thread in which he removed the bearing cases of sealed Suntours prior to anodising ......

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/board,32.0.html

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: CustardLips on December 14, 2014, 10:37 AM

Quote from: johnjo74 on December 14, 2014, 10:14 AM

What are the hubs ?

Glynn did a thread in which he removed the bearing cases of sealed Suntours prior to anodising ......

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/board,32.0.html

TNT hubs... not sure if they're sealed or loose ball tbh. Like i say just asking the question. If i can remove the bearings and cups i will do unless they can be masked. I'll worry about it when the time comes.   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Annodising hubs
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on December 14, 2014, 10:05 PM

Quote from: meticulous on December 14, 2014, 07:44 AM

paul bungs rubber grommits in the hub holes to protect the cups and masks off stem shafts, sin im doin it ;)

Thanks Sam. I always wondered how CCA could re-anno my tech 3 levers perfectly without me having to remove the rivet. Ah, those halcyon days.... ::)