Okay, that's it for this installment. Part three will be the part a lot of you are most interested in: drilling. But we have to take it in turns. Since anodizing is designed to protect the finish, it's necessarily hard - and hard to drill through, too. Stripping it, therefore, is a must. And who wants to drill a part - ostensibly to make it look more interesting - when it's all scratched up? So, we clean it up.

In other words, the success of the finished product depends entirely upon our preparation. Step three will be covered next weekend; stay tuned!

DD