Summary for matte finish anodizing Discussion
Matte finish anodizing is the main focus keyphrase here, and the thread is brief: Madhav Sakhare asks how to remove powder coating from aluminum round tubes and M.S. ERW tubes, then rework the aluminum with matte anodizing and the steel with bright plating. He also asks specifically how to create a matte anodized finish. The only direct answer, from Michael Georgiadis, says that for matte finish anodizing the part should be etched in a caustic etch solution, and that the vendor should handle this step; he notes that this etch will produce the matte appearance. The thread does not give a full stripping or replating procedure, so the practical takeaway is limited to the anodizing finish step rather than the entire restoration process.
Q. 1] I have done powder coating on Aluminum round tubes and on M.S. ERW round tubes. Now I want to remove that and then I want to do matte finish anodizing on those aluminum Tubes and Bright plating over M.S. ERW tubes, Will you tell me the total procedure?
2] How to do matte finish anodizing? Let me know the process.
Madhav Sakhare
mfg – Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2004
A. For matte finish anodizing just etch the part in caustic etch solution. Your vendor should do this for you. That will give you a matte finish.
Michael Georgiadis
– Kzn, South Africa
2004