DIY Anodising

[jackosbournesnr]

Has anybody got any experience of anodising/re-anodising at home?

I have a set of Campag Deltas (2nd Gen.) that I'd like to polish out some scratches on and re-anodise. I also have a 1st gen. Chorus chainset that has really big shoe-rub patches.

The goal would be getting both to look as close to new as possible, so I'm thinking strip existing anodisation, scratch remove/polish and then re-anodise.

Is this something that's easily done at home or do I need to pay someone a fortune to do it for me?

(or should I just not bother?)

 

[Jonny69]

I don't think it's something you'll be able to do at home. Too many boiling acid baths, special dyes and high voltage. It's a job for the professionals. Probably not that hard to actually do, but I reckon to make it look nice requires a lot of practice, especially if it's coloured.

 

[twosheds]

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This is a blog I follow where a guy does amazing stuff in his home workshop. This is his description of home anodizing..
https://gordsgarage.wordpress.com/2011/ ... ty-part-1/

I think you would need plenty of anodising to do, to make it worthwhile.

 

[kingbling]

There is someone on here that does it Brocklander me thinks

 

[Frizzaldo]

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There's a few guys in the MTB section who've tried it but think only on very small parts (nuts and bolts) if I remember correctly, think theirs a few examples of cranks they've sent off to be professionally done