J.Gonzalez

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Any one have any suggestions on how to safely and easily strip anodized color from small parts without damage?

I have a couple small parts that dont match the rest of the car and I wanted to strip them back to silver.

Thanks

Jamie

rcarmchl

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Easy Off will do it....

J.Gonzalez

iTrader: (16)

From what I have heard that can damage/pit the part. Any less aggressive options?

Thanks for the help

Jamie

TeamButter

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greased lightning will work as well. Not sure how abrasive it is though.... I know someone who used it on their Schuie bulkheads and it worked great.

needrcspeed

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I have used this on many anodized aluminum RC car parts with great success. I chose not to use the Easy Off as I also heard that it can cause "pits" in the metal. If you use Greased Lightening, just pour enough into a glass bowl to cover the part. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, check the part and flip it over if needed. Then, remove the part from the bowl and rinse it off with water. After drying the parts off, I would recommend using a product called Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish to give the parts a nice shiny chrome-like finish. It works very well.



Hope this helps.

qwkpony

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If its hard anodized, nothing short of dynamite will remove it.
Regular anodization will come off with Easy-Off, but it will pit aluminum
if left on too long. The trick is to keep an eye on it. Be sure to wear gloves
too.

vtl1180ny

For hard anodizing (or any) I use their Anodizing & chrome stripper... http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/aluminum.htm It's made up in a 5 gallon pail with a lid and I have it made for whenever I'm doing any metal refinishing...

stuey

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can you get this in the uk and wear.

THE DARKSIDE

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Some anodizing shops will do it as a part of their preparation process. I have a shop locally that will do that.

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