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05omegav6

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Re: Aluminium
« Reply #15 on: 04 March 2014, 10:42:42 »

Aluminium is a bugger to get anything to stick to, chemically speaking, as it corrodes the instant it is exposed, so really needs etching and anodising in the same process so that it is sealed as it is removed from the bath.

Once sealed you can then paint it any colour you want. :y
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Stemo

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Re: Aluminium
« Reply #16 on: 04 March 2014, 11:33:01 »

Aluminium is a bugger to get anything to stick to, chemically speaking, as it corrodes the instant it is exposed, so really needs etching and anodising in the same process so that it is sealed as it is removed from the bath.

Once sealed you can then paint it any colour you want. :y
But you can only paint it white  :P
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Re: Aluminium
« Reply #17 on: 04 March 2014, 13:38:28 »

No no you've all got it wrong!  ::)  They won't be using aluminium, but aloominum!  ;)  ;D
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05omegav6

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Re: Aluminium
« Reply #18 on: 04 March 2014, 13:51:05 »

Aluminium is a bugger to get anything to stick to, chemically speaking, as it corrodes the instant it is exposed, so really needs etching and anodising in the same process so that it is sealed as it is removed from the bath.

Once sealed you can then paint it any colour you want. :y
But you can only paint it white  :P
True, but you could paint it any colour you like... such as fuchsia or Daewoo Digger Orange ;D
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