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Is there White Anodize?

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It seems like every 10 years I get a customer coming to me with the same questions. This time it's "is there anything such as white anodize?" The last time I saw this was about 15 years ago when Lockheed Sunnyvale (priot to the Martin Marieta merger) sent out a request asking if anyone had a white anodize. I've been asked again and wonder if I've missed something. I've seen a nice hard eggshell white anodic coating on magnesium done using the Magoxid method but as far as aluminum goes, I've seen nor heard anything.

Milt Stevenson
Plating Shop Employee - Syracuse, New York

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Other letters 11600, 20562, 39842, and 41596 address this topic. It seems the answer is "close but no cigar".

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

January 14, 2008

Some years back a large finishing company that I worked for in the Springfield, Massachusetts area developed a very nearly white anodize. I'm not sure if they still offer it on a small run, custom basis. Large runs were definitely out of the question.

Tim Hamlett
Decorative Plating - North Miami, Florida, USA

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