Painting Anodized Aluminum
 

I am interested in painting the upper and lower link plate sets on my Yeti XL to match the rest of my build. I was just wondering what paint would be best for this.

Re: Painting Anodized Aluminum
 

As long as you scuff the surface, and use an appropriate primer, And, use a comparable paint to the primer, Rust Oleum should do the trick. In other words, don't use a lacquer primer, and then expect an enamel paint to stick to it.

Re: Painting Anodized Aluminum
 

Easy off oven cleaner will strip anodized parts, then an etching primer will bond better

Re: Painting Anodized Aluminum
 

Rattle can them up. Its going to scrape off no matter what but spray paint sticks to anodizing very well.

Re: Painting Anodized Aluminum
 

Typically there is no reason to worry about adhesion with smaller products like servo plates but the colored anodized process typically will utilize a nickel acetate seal to seal the color into the aluminum that leaves a powdery residue that can affect adhesion. Either stripping the aluminum or a scuffing of it with scotchbrite will work fine