Removing Anodizing ?

On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:20:34 GMT, - Bob - <[email hidden]>

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Any easy chemical way to do this and not attack the underlying alloy ?

http://www.finishing.com/3600-3799/3674.shtml

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Bob wondered:

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Any easy chemical way to do this and not attack the underlying alloy ?

Have a look at <http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/articles/polishing/>
the author used Jestco Products' #780 Anodize Remover to good
effect. Let us know how you fare.

Greg (can't wait for shiny components to come back in style)
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- Bob - said:

Any easy chemical way to do this and not attack the underlying alloy ?

Sodium hydroxide-based oven cleaner works, but is slow. I used it to
remove green (!) anodising from a brake hanger. Typically the metal
underneath will require a lot of polishing/

- Bob - said:

Any easy chemical way to do this and not attack the underlying alloy ?

Oven cleaner with lye, and a plastic scrub brush and gas mask.

2000 grit sandpaper and simichrome or NEVR-Dull wadding.

Took me 30 mins to make a black seatpost into a polished seatpost.

There is almost no loss of aluminum - i'd guestimate less than 2 grams lost.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA