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Title: Annodizing colours
Post by: ED209 on February 16, 2015, 12:31 PM: Are you limited to certain colours when Annodizing?

If I had something annodized blue now ... woul dit be the same bue that was available in 95?

:)
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: griff on February 16, 2015, 12:54 PM: Ask Jay Ed - pretty sure she can do any colour except white
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: ED209 on February 16, 2015, 01:04 PM: Quote from: griff on February 16, 2015, 12:54 PM
Ask Jay Ed - pretty sure she can do any colour except white

I want white

(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JLN9jltGwKI/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: ED209 on February 16, 2015, 01:05 PM: just for the thread with the colour charts ... cheers Griffindor :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: CustardLips on February 16, 2015, 01:06 PM: I'm guessing you should be able colour match anno these days. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: ED209 on February 16, 2015, 01:08 PM: Quote from: CustardLips on February 16, 2015, 01:06 PM
I'm guessing you should be able colour match anno these days. :daumenhoch:

I'm thinking of getting the works link of my Auburn done blue Nick ... don't have one to colour match tho :-(
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Post by: CustardLips on February 16, 2015, 01:11 PM: Oh i see... trial and error or find a blue anno part that you like to match it up
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Post by: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 01:21 PM: You can have white. Google white anodizing. I already knew this by the way.
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: griff on February 16, 2015, 03:23 PM: Quote from: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 01:21 PM
You can have white. Google white anodizing. I already knew this by the way.

I tried that

It came up with loads of links saying it was impossible or not really anodising but some sort of e-paint (whatever that is) over unsealed anodised finish

http://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/tag/white-anodized-aluminum/
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Post by: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 05:29 PM: images - IMAGES !!!
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: griff on February 16, 2015, 05:42 PM: Quote from: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 05:29 PM
images - IMAGES !!!

according to that link in my last post the molecules don't fit :P
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 05:54 PM: :knuppel2:

http://www.babuki.com/sale-2907471-drawbench-alloy-6061-t6-clear-satin-anodized-aluminum-tube-black-white.html

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: griff on February 16, 2015, 06:01 PM: Quote from: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 05:54 PM
:knuppel2:

http://www.babuki.com/sale-2907471-drawbench-alloy-6061-t6-clear-satin-anodized-aluminum-tube-black-white.html

:LolLolLolLol:

from your link
Suface Treatment: Mill Finished,Anodized ,Electrophoretic coated,Powder spray coated

you're just looking at pictures of painted stuff ::)
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: CustardLips on February 16, 2015, 06:02 PM: Quote from: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 05:54 PM
:knuppel2:

http://www.babuki.com/sale-2907471-drawbench-alloy-6061-t6-clear-satin-anodized-aluminum-tube-black-white.html

:LolLolLolLol:
That's been powdered. ???
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: griff on February 16, 2015, 06:04 PM: (http://makeameme.org/media/created/i-saw-it-g7yhz3.jpg)
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 10:28 PM: under image says -: Drawbench Alloy 6061 - T6 Clear , Satin Anodized Aluminum Tube Black / White

they anodize ally phone covers white. duh .
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: bobbbbsy on February 16, 2015, 10:59 PM: :tumbleweed: :buck2:
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Post by: griff on February 16, 2015, 11:59 PM: It says lots of things under that image
Title: Re: Annodizing colours
Post by: bobbbbsy on February 17, 2015, 02:43 AM: anything is possible . the stone age finished in december.