Anodising window frames

[swb100]

I need to have some window frames and some alloy motorcycle rims anodised. Any information , experiences , tips, hints and recommendations would be gratefully received. I am based near Guildford but wherever, many thanks, Glynn.

[Ralph]

A1 Anodising of Crawley did some pushbike parts for me and they were fine.

[stretch]

Yes A1 are the boys. First you will need to get them stripped, then polished before anodising. Send me a PM Glynn.

[coomo]

Mr Muscle oven cleaner,soaked on for a good few hours,eats away at previous anodising.

[Gary71]

It does, but just the start of the journey

Risky bit for me was polishing without stressing the frame joints as they are a bit fragile when out of the car

[911GP]

It does, but just the start of the journey

Risky bit for me was polishing without stressing the frame joints as they are a bit fragile when out of the car

Agreed. Firstly stripping the parts into bits can be tricky and may need a machinist. Then polishing the parts is challenging, as Gary says. Parts are then anodised and may have imperfections so will need to be polished and anodised again. It can be a tricky and frustrating process.

[Gary71]

Which is exactly why I stopped at the ‘polishing’ stage!

A few years and lots of weather and miles later they are still good. Just a quick wipe with some autosol every 6 months, but really no tarnish of note.

[PMNorris]

You have to be careful with re-anodisng the frames. The anodising process will dissolve the steel inserts. If you can press them out and replace them with new then that's well worth doing.