I decided to try having some of the stock cast aluminum parts anodized, plus I had the aluminum pipes I bought anodized red also.
Red Ano a gogo
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Ya, anodizing involves dipping the piece in a bath of acid while running a current through it.
It's possible to restrict what gets ano'd, but it's not easy.
I'm assuming that really looks red in person, instead of pink, and your camera simply needs some color adjustments!
It's possible to restrict what gets ano'd, but it's not easy.
I'm assuming that really looks red in person, instead of pink, and your camera simply needs some color adjustments!
I'm not sure how much the color will shift, but I know from experience that it usually takes an extreme amount of heat before it does a whole lot. Plus cast aluminum acts somewhat different so this is a little bit of an experiment.
The reason why I did it inside and out is because it's a submersion process, and it would be very difficult to mask. plus it's anti-corrosive too.
The anodizing process dye's the aluminum.
The part is first subjected to the actual anodizing process.
basically there's a tub of sulferic acid with a negative terminal insie of it. the part it dipped in the bath with a positive terminal attached to it making it the anode. Hence the anodizing term. after the part is properly etched by this process it's bathed in a boiling bath of special organic dye for a specified amount of time. Then after that it's boiled at a higher temp. for another period of time to seal the color.
Some of the properties that makes anodizing cool it that it's anti-corrosive, and anti-conductive. It won't chip, and it's hard to scratch. Which is due to the fact that the dye penetrates .0002" deep into the aluminum.
The reason why I did it inside and out is because it's a submersion process, and it would be very difficult to mask. plus it's anti-corrosive too.
The anodizing process dye's the aluminum.
The part is first subjected to the actual anodizing process.
basically there's a tub of sulferic acid with a negative terminal insie of it. the part it dipped in the bath with a positive terminal attached to it making it the anode. Hence the anodizing term. after the part is properly etched by this process it's bathed in a boiling bath of special organic dye for a specified amount of time. Then after that it's boiled at a higher temp. for another period of time to seal the color.
Some of the properties that makes anodizing cool it that it's anti-corrosive, and anti-conductive. It won't chip, and it's hard to scratch. Which is due to the fact that the dye penetrates .0002" deep into the aluminum.
GrimJack;1313043 said:I'm assuming that really looks red in person, instead of pink, and your camera simply needs some color adjustments!
lol, it's hard to get a pic that looks right. I actually bead blasted everything first wich makes it look funny, but in person it looks like red velvet.
and the turbo housing looks maroon like the car.
I woulda went for more of a glossy anno job...
but looks great and I may have to look into this soon.
A red anno like on my invert mini would be sweet
but looks great and I may have to look into this soon.
A red anno like on my invert mini would be sweet
the ano shouldn't be affected by heat. it's pretty tough stuff, i love it i'm not sure if the lower intake is dirty, the anodizing is thin, or the camera is splotchy but the ic pipes and the compressor housing look awesome.
edit: it's good to see someone else into paintball here.
i'm not sure if the lower intake is dirty, the anodizing is thin, or the camera is splotchy but the ic pipes and the compressor housing look awesome.edit: it's good to see someone else into paintball here.
I DO TOO!!!!NewGen;1313079 said:
The reason why it isn't glossy is because you can't get a glossy finish on castings, and the reason why the tubes aren't glossy is because I bead blasted them first to give them a matte, velvet like appearance.85celicasupra;1313094 said:
BTW I almost bought a mini a little while ago. I've been playing paintball for almost 15 years now.
it's the camera... I suck at taking good pics also.Clip;1313096 said:the ano shouldn't be affected by heat. it's pretty tough stuff, i love it
85celicasupra;1313107 said:
about 140$ for everything so far.
4U2QUIK;1313348 said:
You can, but you have to polish the hell out of them first. I like the matte finish better though.
it depends on the casting also. I've polished the living crap out of some other toyota parts and they came out matte anyway. I think it has to do with the specific formulation that they use for their castings.jmanbball;1313354 said:
Clip;1313358 said:
there's ways to get around the nitric acid bath.
you're both color blind! Especially the old one.
you're also correct about the color matching plus it's free for me.
you're also correct about the color matching plus it's free for me.
