FINALLY, a Hopely Grail!

[Stretch79]

Looks great, think I might have killed my rear big un trying to remove stuck rotor bolts

Had that before. Drilled them out

 

[LeeDevelopment]

Mind me asking who you used? I tried the same and it didn’t come out great lol
Then managed to get a near mint set

Just had a thought on your former hub shells, did you get them polished prior to anodising? And then ask the anodiser for 'bright black'. That's how mine was done.

 

[Stretch79]

Just had a thought on your former hub shells, did you get them polished prior to anodising? And then ask the anodiser for 'bright black'. That's how mine was done.

To be honest. No. I sent it in without fully knowing the outcome of the process so that was the end result. Can see the metal through the anodising.
I’ll need to get it stripped back, polished as you say and then re done

 

[baron von greenback]

Its sounds like they either didnt anodise it long enough or didnt clean it properly does it look blotchy or can you see through the black all over which could be crap dyes which non b of the above should happen sometimes the anodising process doesnt take due to the make up of the aluminium but that cant be it as leedevelopments has took

 

[Stretch79]

Its sounds like they either didnt anodise it long enough or didnt clean it properly does it look blotchy or can you see through the black all over which could be crap dyes which non b of the above should happen sometimes the anodising process doesnt take due to the make up of the aluminium but that cant be it as leedevelopments has took

Hi Baron

This is mine before and after. If you zoom in you can see the make up of the alu.

I will get them redone at some point