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Re: [Healeys] Ikea coating

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ikea coating
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 20:45:24 -0800
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Sounds like 'chromate conversion coating;' aka Alodine:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromate_conversion_coating

On 11/13/2018 7:31 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> could it be a two pack epoxy?
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 2:42 AM Michael Salter 
>
>     Here's a tough one.
>     We have some steel racks purchased from Ikea.
>     These racks have an unusual, very tough aluminium colour coating
>     on them that appears to be a type of plating. It isn't powder
>     coating as it is very thin unlike paint.
>     I think it would be ideal for wire wheels but cannot seem to find
>     out what it is.
>     Interestingly I noticed the same coating on some bicycle
>     handlebars today.
>     Does anyone have any idea what it is?
>     M
>

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    <p>Sounds like 'chromate conversion coating;' aka Alodine:</p>
    <p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromate_conversion_coating";>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromate_conversion_coating</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/13/2018 7:31 PM, Alan Seigrist
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">could it be a two pack epoxy?</div>
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        <div dir="ltr">On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 2:42 AM Michael Salter
          &lt;<a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com";
            moz-do-not-send="true">michael.salter@gmail.com</a>&gt;
          wrote:<br>
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          <div dir="auto">Here's a tough one.
            <div dir="auto">We have some steel racks purchased from
              Ikea.</div>
            <div dir="auto">These racks have an unusual, very tough
              aluminium colour coating on them that appears to be a type
              of plating. It isn't powder coating as it is very thin
              unlike paint.</div>
            <div dir="auto">I think it would be ideal for wire wheels
              but cannot seem to find out what it is.</div>
            <div dir="auto">Interestingly I noticed the same coating on
              some bicycle handlebars today. </div>
            <div dir="auto">Does anyone have any idea what it is?</div>
            <div dir="auto">M</div>
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