anyone know where to get alu bits anodised?
 

hey guys since getting my t2, my evo2 has retured to a shelf queen.
I want it to look real nice as its already got a new XRC chassis and alum. shock bodies and i want to get the bulkheads ,shock bodies and sxrews anodised hara purple OR surikarn blue.

hey do you remember Lou Vandenburg from casino nrt small guy with grey hair and glasses he does all of his anodizing himself . i will pm his number.

Ron Peters

Aluminium Enterprises Pty Ltd

66 Brock's lane newtown 2042

ph 02 9557 1674
fax 02 9519 1498

this is the guy that anodised my T2. reliable bloke, and has been doing it for ages.

has anyone tried to anodize by your self?

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What goes into the process of anodising? is it just like dyeing the metal?
Or is the colour electronically set in?

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Hey check this out,it explains how anodising works and they sell DIY anodizing kits. http://www.focuser.com/anodize.html

just get it proffesionally done man. it's easier and you are pritty much garunteed a good result. not many places do small order type jobs. i only found 2 or 3 places, but luckily there is a reliable place pritty much near the CBD of sydney anyway ;)

How much was it, Tom?

you have to take it down personally for a quote. depends on the job. the guy explained to me how it works. it's done a per "rack" bassis. long story, but due to 1 small peice costing the same as 20 small peices (due to the rack used) it depends on the amount of racks.

just go down personally for a quote.

;)

I live about 8 hours away and i cant go down for a quote...i only want to bulkheads,shock caps and shock collars done hot pink.
Probably about 65$?

Does the added layer of anodizing make the car tweak or the shock collars not thread as well?

ok first of im 16 so yes im young but my dad is a sheet metal worker i have worked for stoddarts a large metal fabrication firm so i know a little bit about all thing metal.
anodizing is a [procces of several steps most for cleaning and protecting the annodized piece the preocces of acutally coloring the part is it is on a rack as previously mentioned it is then dipped into i believe acid with dye or just dye not 100% there but i know it is electricly charged than the item attract the particles in the solution(the colour) which is absorbed into the pores of the aluminium.
i could be wrong but i think this is a very basic understanding
hope it help
also if u find some one willing to do small parts dont be to pushy or demanding as this type of work is more of a haslle for them
good luck im thinking green my self :p

I can vouch for Mr Ron Peters, I had a Cyclone fully anodised in Hara purple a few months ago. Basically all the black alloy parts that came with the kit were done and I paid $75.00. I would not even think of doing it myself. Give him a call.

yeah that's sound roughly right (price wise) also get as much parts as you can anodised all at once. it will cost the same. maybe you can go halves with a friend. (but you two will have to agree on the colour)

do parts that are already anodised able to be reanodised by these people?
does it cost more than normal?
how many colours are there to choose from?
:D its not easy being green :D

Yes they can. The cyclone was anodised black and got them to do purple. I paid $10 more than if it was silver anodised.