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Stripping accident

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Sorry, it's not anything risqué..

Yesterday, I was stripping blue anodising from a pair of wing buttons with some Mr Muscle (Same as Easy-off) It comes off really quickly, but there was just a little stubborn bit, so I left the buttons in a tub with the Mr Muscle for 5 minutes... well five minutes turned into 8 hours before I remembered they were in there.

Here's what they look like now :(

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They are completely black, and in some places crusty, but it will not come off. So, any suggestions on how to get them back to the nice raw aluminium look I was hoping for.

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I had a similar incident. Do you have a (metal) lathe? That's what got me in to trying home brew anodizing. Is that what you attempting?

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Re: Stripping accident

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Have you tried a scotchbrite pad or steelwool?

Maybe put a longer screw in the grub screw hole, and use that screw to hold them at the end of a drill to make polishing easier.

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I was attempting to remove the anodising. The wing buttons were brand new before this :?

That's a good idea with the drill, I think that's probably the way I will have to go to get them back to raw metal.

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file, sand or machine the outer layer off. more importantly, if there are threaded holes, they are most likely shot, so it might be a losing proposition. sorry to tell ya that.

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Re: Stripping accident

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Will wet-sanding with some 600-grit sandpaper take off that black layer? About a third of the parts I've stripped anno from ended up really black, it came right off with a bit of wet-sanding. Then again, I didn't leave them in the Easy-Off for 8 hours, either. :?

Two of the Duratrax wheels I stripped looked pretty black; the one on bottom left is after wet-sanding with 600-grit, the ones on the right are after polishing.

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Well that stuff is really corrosive. It's eaten into the surface of the metal, luckily not too far though.
The threads were ok once I forced a screw through them with the drill :lol:

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I finished one of them off, I'll probably have to go back and give it a polish to smooth it down though. I used a grinding stone, then a sanding block to get it this far. I could have just bought a new set, but where's the fun in that :wink: Besides, I had to try and make up for my stupidity...

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Coelacanth wrote:Will wet-sanding with some 600-grit sandpaper take off that black layer? About a third of the parts I've stripped anno from ended up really black, it came right off with a bit of wet-sanding. Then again, I didn't leave them in the Easy-Off for 8 hours, either. :?

Two of the Duratrax wheels I stripped looked pretty black; the one on bottom left is after wet-sanding with 600-grit, the ones on the right are after polishing.
Those wheels came out well. I've got a set of Lohas wheels I contemplating removing the anno from. But after this, I might just leave it :lol:

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CAT3K wrote:
Coelacanth wrote:Will wet-sanding with some 600-grit sandpaper take off that black layer? About a third of the parts I've stripped anno from ended up really black, it came right off with a bit of wet-sanding. Then again, I didn't leave them in the Easy-Off for 8 hours, either. :?

Two of the Duratrax wheels I stripped looked pretty black; the one on bottom left is after wet-sanding with 600-grit, the ones on the right are after polishing.
Those wheels came out well. I've got a set of Lohas wheels I contemplating removing the anno from. But after this, I might just leave it :lol:

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Nah go ahead and do it, just don't leave it--for 8 hours! :P 5 minutes followed by toothbrushing off the anno is all that's needed.
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Re: Stripping accident

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Just a FYI, if you have a local shop that does anno they can strip it in the caustic soda for you usually at a nominal charge. I have taken them several pieces to strip so I can prep for the anno and it was always a minimum shop charge ($20). I trust a place that does it as a profession over doing it in my kitchen (plus the woman complains less!). I also outsource my dental work for the same reason!
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Re: Stripping accident

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I've never looked around to see if anyone does anodising locally. Maybe I should.. :lol:

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Re: Stripping accident

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The same thing happened to me a few years ago with a paintball barrel after leaving it soaking for a few hours. :(

The inside was rifled, so there was no point in even trying to save it.

I'm glad your parts could be saved. One tip I use is to set a kitchen timer or alarm of some kind for maybe 15 minutes and keep checking the parts.

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After reading the title I expected something a little more like this. :lol:

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I've been down the same road....:(

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