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I'm looking for a liquid that can be applied then rinsed or wiped off, to be baked to 150 C, later in the process. Is there such a liquid?
Bob N [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]- Perrysburg, Ohio
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Yes.... I mean no.... I mean.... What was the question again, Bob?
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Ted Mooney, P.E. finishing.com Brick, New Jersey |
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errr....huh? Ditto to your answer, Ted..sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Marc Green anodizer - Boise, Idaho |
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OKAY, OKAY, YOU JOKERS, the answer is "What are you trying to accomplish with this liquid? It is not anodize, it might be a chromate conversion coating, which can be applied to aluminum with a brush or a rag.
Baking to 150 C might be a bit too high to preserve the corrosion protection properties of a conversion coating.
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Falls Township, Pennsylvania |
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Hey! Is there anyone who knows what chemical can make the aluminium surface bright and shining after black anodize ?
Ong Lip Khoon- Malaysia
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Hi, Ong. If you've seen bright and shiny parts like that, they were almost surely bright and shiny BEFORE anodizing, not made bright after it. The brightening chemical is a mix of nitric and phosphoric acid and is called aluminum bright dip, but often it's done after mechanical polishing. Good luck.
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Ted Mooney, P.E. finishing.com Brick, New Jersey |