Hi All,
you can black hard coat anodize, this has a 65 RC finish (non conductive).
It is how sail boat masts are coated.
Charles, KC9DAO
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From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat@copper.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Blackening Aluminum
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> On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:03:12 -0800, Steve Katz <stevek@jmr.com> wrote:
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>>You can black anodize aluminum; most any metal plating shop has this
>>facility. However, anodizing is not conductive, so if you need good
>>conductivity between parts it would need to be masked at those points
>>prior
>>to anodizing. I do this all the time...
>>
>>-WB2WIK/6
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> Also, doesn't anodizing fade in the sun? I've seen vehicles with what
> looks like black anodizing and it can get pretty faded.
>
> Bill W6WRT
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