It's also messy, requires an acid etch and a lot of water for rinsing, but
can make a piece of smooth aluminum look like real gold.
Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
> Alodining usually has a gold color to it. Most aluminum chassis made by
> manufacturers have this process done to it to prevent oxidation down the
> road. It is very cheap to do and it makes a homebrew project look really
> nice because no fingerprints will show.
>
> Bob W6TR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K8RI" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Blackening Aluminum/Alodize?
>
>
>>
>>> Isn't their a process called Alodizing, that leaves a conductive surface
>>> on the aluminum?
>>>
>> Alodine http://www.matronics.com/rv-list/hovan/tips/AlAnDef.html is a
>> very
>> thin and fragile chromate conversion layer normally used for prepping
>> aluminum prior to painting.
>>
>> Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
>> N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
>> www.rogerhalstead.com
>>
>>> Later
>>>
>>> KXBill
>>
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