Summary for aluminum anodizing dye Discussion
Aluminum anodizing dye is only useful at the right stage of the process, according to the replies. Betty Taylor, a jeweler in Sydney, asked what dyes are safe for hand-coloring anodized aluminum jewelry. Asyong answered that anodized aluminum is dyed immediately after rinsing off the acid from anodizing and is usually sealed as the final step, so no further dye coloring is possible afterward. Misha Somerville Design added that if Betty is doing the anodizing herself, the dye must be applied directly after anodizing and can be used by several different methods, though no specific dye brand or chemistry was recommended in the thread. The exchange therefore points more to process timing than to a particular dye choice: color must be introduced before sealing, not after.
Q. I am interested in hand coloring anodized aluminum jewelry. I am unsure what dyes are good and safe to use. If any one has any further information it would be great.
Betty Taylor
jeweler – Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003
A. Anodized aluminum are dyed right after being rinsed of acid from anodizing process. They are usually sealed as final treatment. After this, no further dye coloring is possible.
Asyong
– Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003
A. I presume you are doing the anodising yourself? The dye should be applied directly after the anodising itself and can be applied by a variety of different methods. Here are some interesting sites I came across today :
https://www.midasarts.co.uk/jane%20adam.htm
https://www.alternatives.it/adam.html
https://www.dazzle-exhibitions.com/imgadam.html
https://www.velvetdavinci.com/artist.php?aid=6
Please let me know how you get on.
Misha Somerville
Design – Inverness, Scotland
2003
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