I decided to try having some of the stock cast aluminum parts anodized, plus I had the aluminum pipes I bought anodized red also.












GrimJack;1313043 said:I'm assuming that really looks red in person, instead of pink, and your camera simply needs some color adjustments!![]()
I DO TOO!!!!NewGen;1313079 said:OOOO I wanna see it installed!
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:I woulda went for more of a glossy anno job...
A red anno like on my invert mini would be sweet
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 iti'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.
85celicasupra;1313107 said:if you dont mind me asking, what did it cost to get all that stuff annoed??
4U2QUIK;1313348 said:I DO TOO!!!!
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.
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:You can, but you have to polish the hell out of them first. I like the matte finish better though.
Clip;1313358 said:we did some anodizing at home for a school science project. only thing that was hard to source was concentrated nitric acid to clean the parts before we dipped them in sulfuric with a batttery charger running current.
4U2QUIK;1313438 said:there's ways to get around the nitric acid bath.