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Old 18-10-2006, 08:24 PM
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can you anodise something thats already been anodised? wanna anodise my blue mo centres black, they are brand new.
Old 18-10-2006, 08:28 PM
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Yes, you can strip anodised finished off. Can get proper stuff to do it, or a bath of caustic soda works just fine
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as phil says
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yes no problem with at all

if you cant do it yourself or want a good finish. find yourself a metal plating/surface treatments company and they will do it im sure if ya slip them a couple of quid
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Originally Posted by PhilM
Yes, you can strip anodised finished off. Can get proper stuff to do it, or a bath of caustic soda works just fine




or,.....use alloy wheel cleaner,....
that shit will strip the hairs off a mountain monkey...


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theres lots of good web pages about this
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lovely, will take em to a anodiser
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Before



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Cost Ł20
Old 19-10-2006, 07:42 AM
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nice.

what's the big bit do?
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looks like a fuel pressure reg
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Originally Posted by the original
nice.

what's the big bit do?
Yes indeed



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