[TowerTalk] Blackening Aluminum/Alodize?

[K8RI]

It's also messy, requires an acid etch and a lot  of water for rinsing, but 
can make a piece of smooth aluminum look like real gold.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com


> Alodining usually has a gold color to it.  Most aluminum chassis made by
> manufacturers have this process done to it to prevent oxidation down the
> road.  It is very cheap to do and it makes a homebrew project look really
> nice because no fingerprints will show.
>
> Bob  W6TR
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Blackening Aluminum/Alodize?
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>>
>>> Isn't their a process called Alodizing, that leaves a conductive surface
>>> on the aluminum?
>>>
>> Alodine http://www.matronics.com/rv-list/hovan/tips/AlAnDef.html is a 
>> very
>> thin and fragile chromate conversion layer normally used for prepping
>> aluminum prior to painting.
>>
>> Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
>> N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
>> www.rogerhalstead.com
>>
>>> Later
>>>
>>> KXBill
>>
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