ANODIZING ALUMINUM ON YOUR OWN
04-29-2011, 06:39 AM
#1
ANODIZING ALUMINUM ON YOUR OWN
has anyone ever tried to anodize aluminum parts for their rc vehicle using any of the technigues from the internet? i was wondering how it worked and if you had written a procedure using items that a rc hobbiest would have, such as chargers and power supplies.
any help would be appreciated.
any help would be appreciated.
04-29-2011, 07:09 AM
#3
im not sure how to post a link, but i did a google search for 'anodizing at home' and came up with a bunch. some offer a kit for like $150, which im not interested in. im interested in the ones that use battery acid from car batteries and use typical rc chargers and power supplies to add the current. they dont give the way to hook it up or what settings to set the charger on or anything.
05-01-2011, 10:01 AM
#4
Tech Initiate
im not sure how to post a link, but i did a google search for 'anodizing at home' and came up with a bunch. some offer a kit for like $150, which im not interested in. im interested in the ones that use battery acid from car batteries and use typical rc chargers and power supplies to add the current. they dont give the way to hook it up or what settings to set the charger on or anything.
05-01-2011, 10:38 AM
#5
It's super easy to do. All you need is some sulfuric acid, some aluminum foil, some aluminum wire, and RIT dye. A decent battery charger will suffice for the power supply. The only half way important part is to get the amperage per square inch correlated correctly. If you don't have anough amps, the anodizing wont be deep enough to dye, and if you use too much it turns into a harder surface which also doesn't take dye well. For smaller parts, 10 amps will be fine....for chassis sized parts, 30 amps is about right.
You can buy sulfuric acid for about 16$ off the net.
You can buy sulfuric acid for about 16$ off the net.
05-02-2011, 06:44 AM
#6
It's super easy to do. All you need is some sulfuric acid, some aluminum foil, some aluminum wire, and RIT dye. A decent battery charger will suffice for the power supply. The only half way important part is to get the amperage per square inch correlated correctly. If you don't have anough amps, the anodizing wont be deep enough to dye, and if you use too much it turns into a harder surface which also doesn't take dye well. For smaller parts, 10 amps will be fine....for chassis sized parts, 30 amps is about right.
You can buy sulfuric acid for about 16$ off the net.
You can buy sulfuric acid for about 16$ off the net.
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