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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
Alright, I would like to polish my kh 08 trials rim to mirror finish, along with some koxx cranks. I'm not 100% sure how, I have access to drills and grinders, so maybe a wire brush? If so, what kind? I'd like to know for sure before hacking my unicycling up. Also, would this work for my kh 08 frame? As I said, I'm wanting to polish these parts, so I don't want them to have extremely coarse surfaces. Thanks for the help. I searched. -- wickedbob R.I.P MITCH HEDBERG 'Add wickedbob to your ignore list' (http://tinyurl.com/3dfrko). Help to keep JC all Billy, all the time. Do your part, resurrect and use his threads. BTM FTW. My posts don't count they came from MR...would they matter anyways? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wickedbob's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14353 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
Anodizing is a forum of oxidizing which means that it is the aluminum on the surface that has changed colour. It is not like taking off paint you will need to remove a thin layer of aluminum from the surface. I think KH frames are powder-coated though so you should be able to strip that a little easier with the help of some paint strippers. On anodized parts I think the best bet would to sand them down with fine grit sandpaper then polish with a buffing wheel. Not sure the best way to keep things shiny as aluminum will react with air and oxidize again once you remove the protective (anodized) layer. EDIT: I would stay away from wire brushes on the anodized parts as the anodized layer is harder than the aluminum below it. -- saskatchewanian ------------------------------------------------------------------------ saskatchewanian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14180 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
Thanks, I tried sanding an anodized rim before, got no where and was three for an hour or two. I'll have to get some sort of power sander. I've used the dermel bits and smaller things, and alu just clogs those up and makes them worthless. I was planning on either clear coating, or using a reflective clear coat. Yeah, kh's do have powdercoat, I just heard they were hard to strip, so I figured I would ask. Who was the guy who polished and airfoil? I should shoot him a pm. To polish, I was also planning on using really fine 600 grit sand paper, well prep. -- wickedbob R.I.P MITCH HEDBERG 'Add wickedbob to your ignore list' (http://tinyurl.com/3dfrko). Help to keep JC all Billy, all the time. Do your part, resurrect and use his threads. BTM FTW. My posts don't count they came from MR...would they matter anyways? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wickedbob's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14353 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
wickedbob;1167398 wrote: Who was the guy who polished and airfoil? I should shoot him a pm. I think it was Pete Perron (unisk8r) Rob -- rob.northcott ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rob.northcott's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7436 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
Take it to an electroplating business and just pay a reasonable amount as they can do it in a short time and can take the powder coat off as well. They polish metals before chroming, are experienced in polishing and can do a great job on aluminium. The next step is to take it to an anodiser and get a bright finish. I have had a KH 36 frame, an airfoil rim and some cranks done and they look great. -- onebyone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onebyone's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10014 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
onebyone;1167424 wrote: Take it to an electroplating business and just pay a reasonable amount as they can do it in a short time and can take the powder coat off as well. They polish metals before chroming, are experienced in polishing and can do a great job on aluminium. The next step is to take it to an anodiser and get a bright finish. I have had a KH 36 frame, an airfoil rim and some cranks done and they look great. Do you have any pics from that? Would like to see that. (Parts and complete uni if possible ) -- Smilymarco 'Municycle.com' (http://www.municycle.com) Lesen - Denken - Posten ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smilymarco's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4110 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
Not yet. I will have a few by the weekend. -- onebyone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onebyone's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10014 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
Yeah I never thought of that, that would be awesome to see. About how much did it run you to get all of that done? Are you in the us? If not, I'll need to convert. I just want a general number. -- wickedbob R.I.P MITCH HEDBERG 'Add wickedbob to your ignore list' (http://tinyurl.com/3dfrko). Help to keep JC all Billy, all the time. Do your part, resurrect and use his threads. BTM FTW. My posts don't count they came from MR...would they matter anyways? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wickedbob's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14353 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
I have no idea how many things I removed anodizing from back in the bmx days. Spray oven cleaner like easy off takes the anodizing off. I don't recall how long you leave it on, but a little trial and error should get you there. It really was easy though. I don't even think we had to scrub it. I think it really just wiped off. Remember, once the anodizing is off there won't be anything to prevent oxidation of the aluminum, so you might want to be ready with some clear polyurethane after you polish the metal. -- jtrops ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jtrops's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17262 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to remove anodizing (rims/cranks) / Polishing aul. to mirror finish.
Thanks for that tip! Any idea if I could damage the raw alu with that stuff if I left it one for along time? I would just spray it over night and let it sit. I could use my oven since it's broke, well has been for a few years now. -- wickedbob R.I.P MITCH HEDBERG 'Add wickedbob to your ignore list' (http://tinyurl.com/3dfrko). Help to keep JC all Billy, all the time. Do your part, resurrect and use his threads. BTM FTW. My posts don't count they came from MR...would they matter anyways? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wickedbob's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14353 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75399 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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