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Type 2 grey anodize that has a brownish tint




Would anyone know why our type 2 grey colored anodize would come out with a brownish tint. We have a VERY picky customer that does not accept any color variation and we've had this problem before. We've changed out the dye, adjusted pH. Could cross contamination cause this?

Delia Heffernan
Spec Plating - Lenexa, KS, USA
2005



How about a common rinse with either a dichromate seal or a chromate-based desmut? My thought would be that if the freshly anodized or dyed anodic coating were to come in contact with any chromate (even a conversion coating rinse), it would pick up the yellow/brown from the hex chrome and throw off the "gray" color. The other thought is that you may just be dealing with an alloy that anodizes to a yellowish tint - some of the 7xxx series have that wheaty color whereas 6061 doesn't show this. Anodically speaking - good luck!

milt stevenson jr.
Milt Stevenson, Jr.
Syracuse, New York
2005




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