04-30-2020, 04:37 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: San Diego
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| Removing Anodizing
I had a set of wheels with some blue beadlock rings. I did not like the blue and wanted them all polished aluminum. Thanks to YouTube, a quick 10 minute dip in Easy-Off Oven Cleaner took the color right off. After some simple metal polishing, the rings came out great and I like the wheels much more. I can't post pictures here yet, but pm me if you want to see the before and after. |
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04-30-2020, 04:41 PM | #2 | |
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04-30-2020, 04:46 PM | #3 |
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I've tried both easyoff and purple power and I've had better luck with purple power or any of those purple cleaners, Castrol Super clean etc. I just soak in a container for a few minutes, brush with a course nylon brush, resoak and repeat. |
04-30-2020, 05:31 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South FL
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Greased lightning degreaser worked great for me with no toxic smell and it's cheap. I just let it soak in a tub. Once in a blue moon I'd agitate it. I honestly don't remember how long I let it soak, but it wiped right off. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk |
04-30-2020, 05:44 PM | #5 | |
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04-30-2020, 06:02 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South FL
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I believe I first heard about it in RC car action magazine before RCcrawler was a thing. The first time I tried it was on my Tmax back in the day Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk |
04-30-2020, 06:13 PM | #7 |
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Greased lightning probably has a shared ingredient with purple power and others because it came off really easy with the purple power too. I also use it to remove the chrome plating on plastic parts.
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04-30-2020, 06:16 PM | #8 |
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Anyone have pics? I’d like to see if the different solutions have different effects on the aluminum.
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04-30-2020, 06:28 PM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Apollo Pa
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Here's my marlin rims with rings deanodized and red anodized. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk |
04-30-2020, 06:29 PM | #10 |
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I tried removing anodizing on an older part and it was the worst. It starting eating away at the aluminum and all of the anodizing still wasn't off.
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04-30-2020, 07:01 PM | #11 |
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What did you use?
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05-12-2020, 10:07 PM | #12 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Campbell, CA 4 hrs 2Rubicon !
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Best results, keep and eye on smaller parts or cheaply done anodize by pulling your parts out every 2min after an initial 5minutes . When I say cheaply made , this some copy made part from overseas. A well made part with strong anodize would be traxxas Emaxx shocks or alike Good results : 1. purple power, 2. Greased lightning ( this stuff if not follow directions will eat the clear coat off your auto wheels. . 3. Yellow top Oven Cleaner . (not blue top) For my Traxxas Emaxx shocks it took 18 minutes of Yellow top Easy Off oven cleaner. Used a tooth brush to |
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