De anodizing

[rampagemt]

If i polish it will it be good for quite some time or will it need to be polished a lot cause that won't be fun

 

[Deluge]

You don't need to polish it often. I've polished mine maybe 2-3 times in a two year period. It holds up pretty well.

 

[rampagemt]

Ok deluge! I will do it! That's what was holding me back! What would you use oven cleaner or greased lightning. this will be my first time de anodizing

 

[Deluge]

I've never tried oven cleaner, but I've seen it eat aluminum if you don't keep an eye on it. Degreaser has always worked for me. I've used Greased Lightning, it's good stuff. Purple Power is good stuff, as well.

 

[rampagemt]

Well I went to pull stock bearings out or gear plate and all the seals were falling off so i made an order at largescale for the pro spec bearing lot and 2 bearings for the center mount that transfers power to the front end. Hope gets here soon as belt drive will be here tom!

 

[Guest]

Sorry to hear that man. That's why all the new kits will come complete. You never know what you find until you tear it down.

 

[rampagemt]

It's all good next weekend it will be runnin!

 

[cordy]

When and if you want your aluminum to really shine,go to your local motorcycle shop and get some semi chrome polish. We used to do our motorcycle cases with it. You can get it so brite you cant look at it in direct sunlite.

 

[rampagemt]

Thanks for that idea is that super expensive?

 

[Deluge]

Well I went to pull stock bearings out or gear plate and all the seals were falling off so i made an order at largescale for the pro spec bearing lot and 2 bearings for the center mount that transfers power to the front end. Hope gets here soon as belt drive will be here tom!

Bummer. Oh well. Gives you a reason to upgrade!

 

[Deluge]

Thanks for that idea is that super expensive?

Should be less than $20. The last time I saw it, anyway.

 

[TerraKill]

just deanodized all my stuff (pics to come when finished polishing)

i just used a strong caustic soda+water mix, diped my bits in for about 30-40 seconds(when it started to fizz and smoke all over) and job was done!

i was worryed it was going to pit the ally, but it hasnt and its come out really nice, only have the chassis and fuel tank brackets left to polish

 

[Ryneito]

Greased lightning is working for me. I leave my parts in it until they turn black. A simple scrub with an old toothbrush and they look like they just came off the machine. I've been using 000 steel wool to put a final shine on them. I've been doing my XB parts as I get them and currently doing my Kyosho Inferno and it looks amazing.

 

[Deluge]

just deanodized all my stuff (pics to come when finished polishing)i just used a strong caustic soda+water mix, diped my bits in for about 30-40 seconds(when it started to fizz and smoke all over) and job was done!

i was worryed it was going to pit the ally, but it hasnt and its come out really nice, only have the chassis and fuel tank brackets left to polish

Do you still get those pain in the ass spots with that solution? I know with degreaser, it doesn't always remove the anodizing from the tight areas.

 

[Deluge]

Greased lightning is working for me. I leave my parts in it until they turn black. A simple scrub with an old toothbrush and they look like they just came off the machine. I've been using 000 steel wool to put a final shine on them. I've been doing my XB parts as I get them and currently doing my Kyosho Inferno and it looks amazing.

That's how I do it. Then I hit them with some fine steel wool and then some aluminum polish.

 

[rampagemt]

I wasnt goin to do it but I will I guess try greased lightning and then if it don't get all the blue off with the degreaser

 

[TerraKill]

Greased lightning is working for me. I leave my parts in it until they turn black. A simple scrub with an old toothbrush and they look like they just came off the machine. I've been using 000 steel wool to put a final shine on them. I've been doing my XB parts as I get them and currently doing my Kyosho Inferno and it looks amazing.

i was led to belive that if you leave them till they turn black youve left them to long?

im pritty sure greased lightning/oven cleaners are just a diluted versons of caustic soda(Sodium hydroxide)?

when i got mine out of the solution they was a lovly pale colour,

with a few black marks where i didnt wash the solution off properly intime

after thourly washing my bits i repeated the process not tht is was needed, but just to give me a perfect finish all over the parts, and remove any black marks.

Do you still get those pain in the ass spots with that solution? I know with degreaser, it doesn't always remove the anodizing from the tight areas.

little spots? you mean when the metal pitts(looks likes its being eaten)?

hmm i got that effect on a few parts i left in a few seconds to long, but a quick rubb with 200-400grit paper brung them back to a smooth finish again(then i prep all parts with 1200grit paper then polish).

the solution didnt have any problems at removing any of the anodize, removed it 1st time round

but this was a REALLY strong mix of proper caustic soda(about 2:1), not that stuff sold as drain cleaner/unblocker.

got all parts polished now then i noticed my gearplate was missing!!

>.< now i gotta get more caustic just to do the gear plate ahaha

Note to self, NEVER!!! EVER!!! EVER!!! NEVER NEVER NEVER!!! add water to caustic soda!!! ALWAYS add caustic soda to water!!!! and wear googles and gloves, it nots the sort of stuff u wanna play with.

and don't use thin walled containers, use a proper bucket or somthing, as the water will almost boil due to the reaction when you add the soda

 

[Ryneito]

I have forgot about a few parts before for about an hour and rubbed the black off and they looked fine. If I'm not mistaken the black is just oxidation and comes right off, almost like soot. I think your final result is gonna depend on the quality of the machine work. I've had zero problems so far. I can post a pic of my progress later today...I have learned that the better the anadizing job the longer it will take

 

[TerraKill]

the shock tower is how it looks after the caustic mix, the the roof after polished coulda made the roof look better but i think i done prittu well as it is removing all the scratchs(smashed 2 sparkplugs with tht roof /w no shell)

some more polished parts from yesterday

 

[Guest]

Looks great!