SamKidney Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Im looking to get my rims anodized, as I'm wanting black wheels instead of my current green ones (powdercoat). I love the look of anodised black. Is it possible, and if so where around Lincolnshire would this be able to be done? And how much it will cost me Thanks in adavance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 You could get your rims anodized, however for the cost of it I think it will be cheaper to just buy some new anodized rims To do you rims you would need to strip all of the powder coating off, get them polished to mirror finish and then get them anodized, by the time youve done all of that, you might aswell just buy new ones. If youre just after black rims, why not unlace the wheel, rub the powdercoat down with some wet and dry to key it and paint them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I don't think you can re-anodise rims, they usually have a steel pinned joint which messes up the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 You could get your rims anodized, however for the cost of it I think it will be cheaper to just buy some new anodized rims To do you rims you would need to strip all of the powder coating off, get them polished to mirror finish and then get them anodized, by the time youve done all of that, you might aswell just buy new ones. If youre just after black rims, why not unlace the wheel, rub the powdercoat down with some wet and dry to key it and paint them? Not true, you wouldn't have to polish up to a mirror finish. The finish of anodising is however related to how well propped the piece is, just needs to be nice and smooth so rubbing down well with wire wool and taking your time is advised. If you have anything else you want anodising however pm me and ill give you the email of a guy who does a great job at great prices! I don't think you can re-anodise rims, they usually have a steel pinned joint which messes up the process This is true however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Not true, you wouldn't have to polish up to a mirror finish. The finish of anodising is however related to how well propped the piece is, just needs to be nice and smooth so rubbing down well with wire wool and taking your time is advised. If you have anything else you want anodising however pm me and ill give you the email of a guy who does a great job at great prices! would this guy be capable of doing a frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Not true, you wouldn't have to polish up to a mirror finish. The finish of anodising is however related to how well propped the piece is, just needs to be nice and smooth so rubbing down well with wire wool and taking your time is advised. If you have anything else you want anodising however pm me and ill give you the email of a guy who does a great job at great prices! Ah, was under the impression that it needed to be mirror polished, Im going back to when Ive done nickel plating at home, the slightest imperfections in the surface stick out like a sore thumb. That said anodizing is a slightly different process to electroplating I wasnt aware that the pinning would have an effect on the anodizing process, I presume they must anodize the straight extrusion and then roll and pin it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Well silver wheels appeal to me too. What would I have to do to give them a good finish?. Would l have to strip the paint, and then use progressivly finer grade wet and dry or emery cloth?. But I'm new to this so I'm guessing. And would I have to laquer them? If theres a good way of doing this that gives brilliant results Im keen to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 would this guy be capable of doing a frame Yeah no problem as long as it was prepped well, he did the frame in this link for Adam at Tartybikes. Did some forks for me just after Christmas, I posted them to him special delivery on the Tuesday and they arrived back with me on the Friday, awesome service and a great bloke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 For stripping the powdercoat I would use nitromors, may take a couple of applications to clear it all completely. For finishing the rim in silver you could either polish it up (pretty easy but can be a messy job), sand it back with a flapwheel (again easy but you might get an uneven finish) or you could get a scotchbrite pad and brush the aluminium, again you may get a patchy finish depending on how much time you spend on it. Any plain aluminium will eventually oxidize and form a grey layer on there (anodizing is basically just an oxide layer with dye added to it) but you shouldnt need to lacquer it. If you decide to polish, it will eventually need repolishing if you want to keep a bright shine on it, however once youve polished properly the first time (with a mop and polishing compounds) it will be easier to do it by hand at a later date with solvol or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Ok. I'm just asking around. I'd love to have black wheels, but I havent had my trialtechs long and can't justify changing them. I've got an old echo urban, but its in 36h and I can't find a fixed 116mm 36h hub anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filo Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Well silver wheels appeal to me too. What would I have to do to give them a good finish?. Would l have to strip the paint, and then use progressivly finer grade wet and dry or emery cloth?. But I'm new to this so I'm guessing. And would I have to laquer them? If theres a good way of doing this that gives brilliant results Im keen to know! Search online,there's heaps of stuff for polishing metals. If you do polish your rims and run an unground smooth rim DON'T polish the side walls. Because polishing smooths the surface to a super fine finish of microns you brakes will never work again. Smooth unground rims would still have a very course finish compaired to polished. If you grind then it doesn't matter at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wip-bikes Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hay man Just gave my man a ring that i use and he says yeh no problem doing them, £53 plus vat and postage though Think Im gonna wear 2 belts from now on if you know what i mean! I know that was a little random but just incase you wanted to know a ball park price, think thats about the going rate. Perhaps look for a local sand blaster or engineering service, the will strip them for you i would guess. Saves a lot of mess Or, gasket remover apparently http://www.choppersurplus.com/global/articles/howtoremovepowdercoating.html Hope this helps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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