Clear Anodising

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11-24-19 | 08:49 PM
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Has anybody re-anodised their bike parts in a clear finish? I have thought about doing some of my cranksets as a project this summer; luckily I am very near one of the few outlets in Australia that stock 98% Sulphuric Acid.
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11-24-19 | 08:50 PM
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BTW, they are a DA 7402 and Mavic SSC
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11-24-19 | 10:17 PM
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Are you thinking of setting up an anodizing line and doing this yourself? It isn't hard. You'll need tanks, heaters, temperature controllers and a power supply. There are some good online instructions on this. I have set up an small anodizing line for work.
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11-24-19 | 10:56 PM
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Yes Velo, exactly that. It appears straightforward but with a lot of attention to detail required.
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11-24-19 | 11:17 PM
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Hell of a first post, mate! I'm subscribed.

Do us proud and document it all here, anodizing is something I've often thought of doing but never gotten around to, and I would love to see a post I can use as a nice tutorial, especially from someone on the bikeforums! I was thinking of doing some green anodized stuff for my Vitus 979.
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11-24-19 | 11:25 PM
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Tumbling before anodizing is critical to getting the correct "sheen". I use 5/8 pyramids, green plastic media.
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11-30-19 | 05:48 AM
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Quote: Tumbling before anodizing is critical to getting the correct "sheen". I use 5/8 pyramids, green plastic media.
I appreciate that. I guess tumbling would help on the underside, in crooks and that
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