Decorative Anodising

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Alastair - 27 Apr 2007 09:35 GMT

One for the panel - does anyone have any experience of decorative
anodising (as opposed to hard anodising) and can recommend a company
who'd be prepared to deal with a small batch of about 15 different
parts. The parts are from a racing car, and are mainly 7075-T6 or
6082-T6 alloy.

Any suggestions will be gratefully received.

Cheers

Alastair

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Wayne Weedon - 27 Apr 2007 16:56 GMT

> One for the panel - does anyone have any experience of decorative
> anodising (as opposed to hard anodising) and can recommend a company
> who'd be prepared to deal with a small batch of about 15 different
> parts. The parts are from a racing car, and are mainly 7075-T6 or
> 6082-T6 alloy.

Just try your local electroplaters. It very much depends where you are,
I can recommend a good commercial platers in Ferndown Dorset where I
have the bulk of my commercial work done, but then they don't do mail
order ;)

You need to speak to the platers first to determine the finish you
require. There are all sorts of options.

Longer etch time means duller finish, I always go for a satin finish
rather than the Bright etch they offer. 30 sec I think.

My local company charges £35 min charge. But my parts are usually
priced 20-40p per piece as I put a lot of stuff through there.

Wayne....

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integerspin@googlemail.com - 28 Apr 2007 04:42 GMT

> > One for the panel - does anyone have any experience of decorative
> > anodising (as opposed to hard anodising) and can recommend a company
> > who'd be prepared to deal with a small batch of about 15 different
> > parts. The parts are from a racing car, and are mainly 7075-T6 or
> > 6082-T6 alloy.

Most of the platers I know seem send all there anodizing to A1
Anodizing in
East Grinstead. A1 will do single items.

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