Originally Posted by
zandoval
Changed the colour on aluminium parts once by sand blasting them and then putting them in the dish washer for a few cycles - They turned out a nice Dark Grey - I then sprayed them with clear lacquer - They were for a friends mountain bike and the finish held up really well...
Kinda reminds me of the really early DA stems that had a smokey finish to them. I'm looking for true black though. Or carbon
Originally Posted by
Scooper
Have the Technomic black anodized. I just did a quick Google search and came up with several local Tampa companies who appear to be able to do it.
Thanks for the heads up I'll look into that.
So I'd like to find a 1" stem to try with the quill adapter. Why are these so hard to find?
Something like this but ideally with a faceplate:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Steelman-Han...item2c769f19ab
Getting closer but of course wrong color or too long:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ritchey-Silv...item54011122fc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coda-Road-Ah...item27da83023b
Interesting but of course too short:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Syntace-F99-...item1e833920f4