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tdevilman2009 · 03-09-2011, 08:08 PM

hi all, dose anyone know who dose anodizeing in coustoum colors. gonna build my gf a crawler an she wants all the aluminum parts done in pink.any help would be great or some ideas thanks guys.

TexasSP · 03-09-2011, 08:12 PM

Good luck with pink. Do a google search for your area and you can probably find someone.

My local guy who has done it for me charges 100 per batch of standard colors and over twice that for custom.

ghtpdm5 · 03-09-2011, 08:12 PM

google works wonders....and one's i've had experience in the past with paintball stuff are a+ and gruntbull, they really like money. could do it at home with some acid and a battery charger, and its cheaper.

EDIT: here's a guide that a friend and i used a few years back to do a couple small parts. getting the color down was the hardest part of the whole thing.

http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/anodize.shtml

definitely over-shoot your color a bit, the sealing bleeds more color than you'd think, best to do a few test pieces until you're comfortable with it.

Highlucks · 03-09-2011, 08:17 PM

Magenta is the color you want.

tdevilman2009 · 03-09-2011, 08:19 PM

thanks huys yea i did google search an came up empty in my area.i knew it wasnt gonna be cheap an i realy dont wanna do it my self so i guess she will have to settle for a off the self color. thanks highluks ill look into that color she likes the looks

SMR 510RR · 03-09-2011, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tdevilman2009

thanks huys yea i did google search an came up empty in my area.i knew it wasnt gonna be cheap an i realy dont wanna do it my self so i guess she will have to settle for a off the self color. thanks highluks ill look into that color she likes the looks

I guarantee you that there is someone near you that does it. It may be a little hard to find, try searching for metal w/your zip code in google. Call one of them ask if they do it, if they say no ask if they know someone who does...Chances are they do.

Like others have said it wont be cheap. I doubt they run pink very often if at all but they could probably short cycle a red to get less color in it. They love cash so bring some with you. The guy I use will charge me double if I want to pay by check or card but that is for standard colors they run all the time.

TexasSP · 03-10-2011, 07:56 AM

^^^What he said, make some calls to metal supply places and metal fabricators in your area. I am sure they can help point you in the right direction.

rc_pimp · 03-10-2011, 09:10 AM

Also if you know anyone that's in to 1:1 tuner cars or drag racing they may know someone. Lots of the tuner crowd use custom colors. Also the show car crowd. Good luck.

GRIMGREG · 03-10-2011, 11:40 AM

Just paint em, no matter how you coat the aluminum, the coating will just scratch off anyway.

03-09-2011, 08:08 PM	#1
tdevilman2009 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: lexington nc Posts: 251	anodizeing hi all, dose anyone know who dose anodizeing in coustoum colors. gonna build my gf a crawler an she wants all the aluminum parts done in pink.any help would be great or some ideas thanks guys.

03-09-2011, 08:12 PM	#3
ghtpdm5 Defy Gravity Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wells, mn Posts: 2,326	google works wonders....and one's i've had experience in the past with paintball stuff are a+ and gruntbull, they really like money. could do it at home with some acid and a battery charger, and its cheaper. EDIT: here's a guide that a friend and i used a few years back to do a couple small parts. getting the color down was the hardest part of the whole thing. http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/anodize.shtml definitely over-shoot your color a bit, the sealing bleeds more color than you'd think, best to do a few test pieces until you're comfortable with it. Last edited by ghtpdm5; 03-09-2011 at 08:16 PM.

03-09-2011, 08:12 PM	#2
TexasSP RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,619	Good luck with pink. Do a google search for your area and you can probably find someone. My local guy who has done it for me charges 100 per batch of standard colors and over twice that for custom.

03-09-2011, 08:17 PM	#4
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Magenta is the color you want.

03-09-2011, 08:19 PM	#5
tdevilman2009 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: lexington nc Posts: 251	thanks huys yea i did google search an came up empty in my area.i knew it wasnt gonna be cheap an i realy dont wanna do it my self so i guess she will have to settle for a off the self color. thanks highluks ill look into that color she likes the looks

03-10-2011, 07:56 AM	#7
TexasSP RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,619	^^^What he said, make some calls to metal supply places and metal fabricators in your area. I am sure they can help point you in the right direction.

03-10-2011, 09:10 AM	#8
rc_pimp Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Natchez Posts: 410	Also if you know anyone that's in to 1:1 tuner cars or drag racing they may know someone. Lots of the tuner crowd use custom colors. Also the show car crowd. Good luck.

03-10-2011, 11:40 AM	#9
GRIMGREG Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 496	Just paint em, no matter how you coat the aluminum, the coating will just scratch off anyway.

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