this is why i love Bike Tech. Once a thread runs its course, it's game on for whatever chitter chatter/movie quoting.

 

omfg i almost busted out laughin in the quiet ass office. this is the best

 

have you seen my stapler!?

 

^ just for you baby:

 

im reporting this offtopic post. LMAO! Powder coating can be done on ANY metal that is cleaned and prepped like you would for paint. The powder is actually finely ground particles of platic. It gets sprayed on and adheres to the piece you are working with via static electricity, much like dust on your tv screen. Then it gets baked in an oven or under massive heat lamps to fuse all the particles together. Powder coating is scratch and corrosion resistant. Powders also come in metallics, candies, chrome like finishes, pretty much any and every color.

Anodizing like I said in the first page controllably corrodes the surface of aluminum creating aluminum oxide which is MUCH HARDER than aluminum itself. The aluminum oxide can be dyed any color for appearance purposes and the layer of corrosion can be adjusted for color intake or hardness. As you notice in my pics, the anodized parts are 'translucent' instead of a solid color allowing you to see any imperfections in the metal (bad part and why metal prepping is so crucial), but it also allows you to see the grain and milling of the pieces (which looks cool IMO). Two totally different looks. ANODIZING is for ALUMINUM ONLY. BTW, you can make anodized aluminum look polished (the gold kick start lever) or flat (no pics of that) by either polishing the piece before hand or applying different finishes to it like 'brushing'.

 

so have you seen my stapler?

 

^ no, last time i used it i was attaching your sack to your chode


lmao

 

Tnathe, thanks for the reply...and the PM. I almost gave up on checking the thread for any real updates Would you say annodizing is a more durable finish? I recall seeing wheels hub caps from manufacturers like TSW that had what seemed like an annodized finish. A few years later they appear to fade, almost like the finish wears off. And I myself bought little valve stem caps that appeared to be annodized, they too showed considerable wear after a few months. Is this a drawback to annodizing or is it possible that what I've been seeing maybe wasn't a true annodized finish? Thanks.

 

^ HRRMM the valve stem caps you speak of should have been annodized for real. Im wondering if they dont seal them. The color should not fade as its sealed into the part. Ill do some more research and get back to you. Im curious as well now.

 

I thought the thread title was

"So you want it harder and with more pizza?"