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I know there is a thread here somewhere on removing anodizing but I can't find it, please point me in the right direction, or give me the name of a UK product that does the job, thanks.

FERRETTI wrote:I know there is a thread here somewhere on removing anodizing but I can't find it, please point me in the right direction, or give me the name of a UK product that does the job, thanks.

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=451&highlight=strip+anodizing

I think the product is "sandpaper", at least in the US...

Thanks but I don't think that was it, I'm sure super green or something like that was mentioned and brake fluid

Oven cleaner to remove annodizing.

Simple Green to clean up white parts.

Thank you sir

Anyone try aircraft stripper? I have some at home I bought to polish my 12R wheels but never pulled them from the bike to do it. I have a sacrificial chassis at home. Maybe I will try that this weekend and post the results (if no one has tried it).

aircraft stripper

Any sodium hydroxid based solution will work. (NaOH)

Like to never found it on the web. I bought it at Wal-mart in the automotive section.

http://www.kleanstripauto.com/autocatalog.pdf

Yup, sodium hydroxide is the best. Plain ol' lye. Kinda hard to find, but it is the main active ingredient in Easy-Off oven cleaner. Use a glass jar or one of those cheap tin cooking bins to hold the parts. Use rubber gloves, because that stuff is nasty.

Don't leave it on too long, because it will etch the parts. Just keep swishing around the parts until the anodizing comes completely off. Some anodizing is better than others (Trinity's is almost like felt tip marker, it's so bad), so it may take a while with some pieces.

You'll almost have to surely polish the parts when you are done, or use a Scotch-Brite pad to remove any splotchy surface colorings. It does work pretty well, though.




For someone who hates blue anodizing, it's helped me get past a lot of the crap on the market now.

i use those big freezer bags when stripping with oven cleaner. 'shake & strip'

badhoopty wrote:'shake & strip'

Great idea. Bad mental image.