[TowerTalk] Blackening Aluminum

[Bill Turner]

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On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:03:12 -0800, Steve Katz <stevek at jmr.com> wrote:


>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