On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:45:30 -0800, sentenac.rw@gmail.com wrote:
>Ken,
>
>I don't know where you are located, although Jean Caron's response
>suggests that you might be in Canada. Down here in San Diego County,
>California there are quite a few shops that are capable of anodizing
>in the way that you need. They can strip the old anodizing, but they
>will not sand out gouges, pits and other marks. You need to do that
>or get another shop to do it for you. Also, you need to specify the
>type of clear anodizing that you want. Sorry but my 82 year old brain
>can't come up with the exact specs that I needed two years ago. Type
>1 sticks in my mind, but no guarantees.
>
>I suspect that there are shops that can do the anodizing that you need
>in most parts of Canada and the USA. You need to know all of the
>magic specification words, though, and give them the pieces ready for
>them to anodize.
>
>I took #724's pieces to the shop twice. First time for them to strip
>the old anodizing. Second time after I was sufficiently tired of
>sanding out the nicks and scratches.
>
>There are probably shops that will take your pieces as is. They will
>cost you a bundle. And if they give your fragile pieces to a trainee
>at the buffing wheel they can warp, bend and ruin them. Just
>anodizing is pretty cheap.
>
>If I wasn't building a Concours car I would do what Perry did. It
>probably looks shinier than anodizing and won't wear out.
>
>-Roland
>
>On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:37:37 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>I have been considering re-anodizing the surround pieces on a hundred but
>>have not been able to find someone to perform this service. Can anyone on
>>list share advice on any firm that can anodize these pieces correctly and or
>>has experience with anyone.
>>Ken
>>
>>Sent from my iPhone
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