Frame Anodising
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wrote on 25 Jun 2018, 21:34 last edited by NINJA
Everyone seems to get their frames powder coated, but after my mountain bike and current SuMo frames have both been powder coated, which has flaked off after 10 years, I'm looking at alternatives. Obviously there's paint which is durable and easy to repair. But I was thinking about getting my frame anodised. Has anyone done this before and what were your experiences with it?
Alternatively does anyone here currently work at or previously worked at a metal finishers and have some experience with anodising? And is it a good finish for a motorbike frame - Thanks.
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wrote on 25 Jun 2018, 23:15 last edited by
Anodising steel doesn't really work , powdercoating is very durable, I've never known it to peel. Frame should be sandblasted and rust should be treated then acid etched before powdercoating
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wrote on 25 Jun 2018, 23:29 last edited by
This article was linked to me on a Facebook group, it's very illuminating;
https://motocrossactionmag.com/we-build-a-66-horse-2015-honda-crf450/
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This article was linked to me on a Facebook group, it's very illuminating;
https://motocrossactionmag.com/we-build-a-66-horse-2015-honda-crf450/
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wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 13:45 last edited by
That's an aluminium frame in the link
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That's an aluminium frame in the link
wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 13:51 last edited by@louis-james You can anodise steel. Iron-Oxide (rust) is a form of anodising.
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wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 14:03 last edited by
@calum I know you can but is doesn't really work well in previous experience, not very durable
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wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 14:05 last edited by
Chrome or nickel plating might be worth looking at
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wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 15:24 last edited by
Ok so i saw an image of a dt with a chrome swingarm online and twin exhausts a few years back and rang around every chrome plater around here and they wont do frame parts such as frames or swingarms as the preparation is too much and will not do it i did try talking them in to it
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Ok so i saw an image of a dt with a chrome swingarm online and twin exhausts a few years back and rang around every chrome plater around here and they wont do frame parts such as frames or swingarms as the preparation is too much and will not do it i did try talking them in to it
wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 15:53 last edited by@stinkwheeler Weemans DT
Hilarious, as I think like 6 months later he just let it rot. Basically, like some of us, he was more interested in the project than the final product.
That's probably up there with one of my all time favourite DTR's. It's a bit marmite, but I love the effert.
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@stinkwheeler Weemans DT
Hilarious, as I think like 6 months later he just let it rot. Basically, like some of us, he was more interested in the project than the final product.
That's probably up there with one of my all time favourite DTR's. It's a bit marmite, but I love the effert.
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@stinkwheeler Weemans DT
Hilarious, as I think like 6 months later he just let it rot. Basically, like some of us, he was more interested in the project than the final product.
That's probably up there with one of my all time favourite DTR's. It's a bit marmite, but I love the effert.
wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 18:49 last edited by@calum yep thats the one
