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After Market Accessories > Removing Anodising
 
 
reddragon
Key Veteran
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

I am sure many of you have had aluminum parts that came anodised BLUE or PURPLE. I want to remove it but I don't want to "sand" off the anodised finish. Do any of you have any quick ways to get if off such as chemicals etc.?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Wayne -- Fly it like you stole it!
03-24-2004 Over year old.
 
 
johnboy
Veteran
Location: South Lincolnshire nr Peterborough UK

If i can do it , anyone can

a steel or brass wire brush helps with the cleaning off.




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03-24-2004 Over year old.
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MooneyDriver
Veteran
Location: Kent, Ohio

Polishing

Sears/Sears Hardware carry polishing wheels and compound... Makes quick work of it!

-Neil

Hey man, why does my lipo get bigger every time I charge it?
03-24-2004 Over year old.
 
 
JCadwell
Key Veteran
Location: Richland WA/ Morro Bay, CA

Use some Lye. Be very careful. It wipes off. Use some warmer water for more cleaning action. After you take the anodizing off it will oxidize, so be aware.

Thanks, John Cadwell
03-24-2004 Over year old.
 
 
rockcrawler
Veteran
Location: Covington Wa

Tollerances will also will change slightly.
03-24-2004 Over year old.
 
 
MooneyDriver
Veteran
Location: Kent, Ohio

Use bees wax to fill any threaded holes

Hey man, why does my lipo get bigger every time I charge it?
03-24-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Steve Campbell
Elite Veteran
Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Find a machine shop that has a bead blaster. This is a sandblaster that uses glass beads instead of sand. Takes almost any sort of finish off any sort of metal lickety-split, with NO damage or alteration of the part.

Leaves the part with a pleasing frosted look. However, as was mentioned above, if the base metal is not some sort of stainless alloy, it will begin oxidizing immediately; including aluminum.

Clear-coating will solve that.

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03-25-2004 Over year old.
 
 
reddragon
Key Veteran
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

All these ideas are pretty good. I do have the wire brushes for my Dremel and several types of abrasive fibre and brush wheels that also give a satin jewel like finish. I got those from a jewelry tool making company near the diamond district. The problem with those things (I have done it) is that it takes a little too much time and the dust is terrible. The Easy-Off sounds pretty good. Now wait...Lye...hmm...Cadwell won't that stain the aluminum? Steve the bead blaster idea is EXCELLENT. Dremel also makes a bead blaster (etches glass too).... but I don't want to go that route because then I would have to shlep to a shop. I just wish I had one myself.

Well Gents this has been a great start. Thank you and hopefully I will get some more good ideas. I will of course try the easiest ones.

Wayne -- Fly it like you stole it!
03-25-2004 Over year old.
 
 
JCadwell
Key Veteran
Location: Richland WA/ Morro Bay, CA

Nope, no staining. Just wipes off the anodizing.

Thanks, John Cadwell
03-25-2004 Over year old.
 
 
reddragon
Key Veteran
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Thanks John!
Anyone care to chime in?

Wayne -- Fly it like you stole it!
03-25-2004 Over year old.
 
 
reddragon
Key Veteran
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Wayne -- Fly it like you stole it!
03-25-2004 Over year old.
 
 
zar9
Heliman
Location: Maryland

Use Greased lighting found at most Giant food store & metro.
This stuff will take the black off an 8 ball..LOL
Best stuff you can use ,not as much damage to parts.
You can polish with your dremal ( use mothers mag polish ) from a parts store .
Oh and best part is no bad fumes ,non-toxic, bio-degradable.
Goodluck!!!!!!
Randy Z
03-25-2004 Over year old.
 
 
reddragon
Key Veteran
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Thanks Zar. I have never tried Greased Lightning. I have some more parts to "de-coat" so I may try that down the road.

I did try the Easy-Off and that was a bust. It really didn't do much. I guess this is industrial anodising! The LYE worked terribly well. Even outside the fumes were horrible. It turned the parts a dull grey and I still had to go back and use my steel wire bit for my Dremel to get a nice satin finish. This process was time consuming but I believe that it may have been the quickest method by far.

Thanks Fellas. If you guys have any more I am always open to ideas!

Wayne -- Fly it like you stole it!
03-26-2004 Over year old.
 
 
zar9
Heliman
Location: Maryland

Greased Lightning and a toothbrush is all you need .
I do it in a small tupperware container ,and you can reuse it .
03-26-2004 Over year old.
 
 
reddragon
Key Veteran
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Do you pour the used portion back into the container? How often can you "re-use" it?

Wayne -- Fly it like you stole it!
03-26-2004 Over year old.
 
 
zar9
Heliman
Location: Maryland

I leave it in the sealed tupperware container .
Its so cheep, I just use it till it turns real dark...
03-28-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Helifool
Veteran
Location: Rochester New York

Make sure that you rinse tha part in water after you use the easy-off. It is supposed to start eating into the metal if you dont. I read that the part can actually start smoking.
04-02-2004 Over year old.
 
 
reddragon
Key Veteran
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Easy-Off really didn't work for me. In theory it should but the colour coat just got lighter.

Wayne -- Fly it like you stole it!
04-02-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Zooms Heli
Senior Heliman
Location: Los Angeles

I have always used easy-off to remove anodize. The key is to get the spray can/arisol type, apply it liberally and leave it on for a while. It will foam and bubble. Use gloves as the easy off will also strip the prints from your fingers.

Now I will say that it has been a while since I stripped anodize.. A while being 19 years or more. I used to use easy off to strip the anodize from my BMX cranks. Since then the EPA has tightened the polution laws and as such, todays Easy-Off oven cleaner may not be as powerful as the old stuff. You know what they say.. "They don't make it like they used to"..

Another thing to try would be a bench grinder with a polishing pad in cunjunction with a good polishing bar for soft metals. This is somthing you may want to try even after a good stripping.
As CNSheets pointed out, clearcoat afterwards to preserve the shine.


Good luck..
04-03-2004 Over year old.
 
 
JCadwell
Key Veteran
Location: Richland WA/ Morro Bay, CA

The active ingredient in Easy Off is sodium hydroxide, also known as "lye". Buy the good stuff right from the beginning.

Thanks, John Cadwell
04-03-2004 Over year old.
 
 
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