Anodizing a painted wheel
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Anodizing a painted wheel
Hey all.
If I have an aluminum wheel with a painted finish, can the paint be stripped off and the wheel anodized? How difficult is this? Please speak up if you have done this, or know if it can be done or not.
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If I have an aluminum wheel with a painted finish, can the paint be stripped off and the wheel anodized? How difficult is this? Please speak up if you have done this, or know if it can be done or not.
Thanks!
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Anodizing is a surface treatment the needs fresh aluminum to work. Most wheels have a finish already and would require removing some of the surface. This is not practical and why they powder coat them to change color.
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Originally Posted by Sideways,Jul 27 2006, 12:28 PM
Anodizing is a surface treatment the needs fresh aluminum to work. Most wheels have a finish already and would require removing some of the surface. This is not practical and why they powder coat them to change color.
Anodizing looks SO much better than powdercoating...
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Originally Posted by Ubetit,Jul 27 2006, 01:34 PM
Yes, it is possible to anodize a wheel that has been previously painted.
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