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Old 11-10-16, 10:34 AM
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realsteel
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You can re-anodize aluminium parts at home with a modest amount of effort and expense.

Here is a Super Record brake lever I restored for a 1986 Raleigh.

Sanding and polishing:


Anodizing in acid (sodium bisulphate in this case):


... and the result:



It's probably impossible to reproduce the original finish perfectly but you can certainly improve it.
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