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Anodizing of Aluminum for Repeatable coatings

I am trying to understand how aluminium works. I have heard that exterior anodic coatings (referring to color stability) provide good stability to ultraviolet rays, do not chip or peel and are easily repeatable. What does repeatable mean? easy to re-use or re-cycle, both?

Thanks.

Patricia Brenes
translation - Arlington, Virginia, USA
2003

It sounds to me like a better phrase would have been 'easily reproducible', i.e., that a color match is easily obtainable. I'm not sure that the assertion is actually true, but I think that that is what is being asserted.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2003

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