swft
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posted June 24, 2002 08:01 PM
Anodizing
Since the bike is apart, I'm having the swingarm and the stock rims anodized. Anyone else have any experience with this?
  
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h2smokin
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posted June 24, 2002 08:49 PM
i had a set of spoked rims done without any trouble. came out great. was nice to choose the color i wanted on them
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dougmeyer
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posted June 24, 2002 09:20 PM
Larry,
Be aware that the different forms of the aluminum in the swingarm (extrusion, sand casting, machined)will "take" the anodizing very differently. You won't get a single "shade" of any color except maybe black. I wouldn't do it. I would(and have)powdercoat. Same hold true with the wheels. The gold you see on "real" magnesium race wheels isn't anodizing. It is a corrosion resistant dip called "alodine". We painted the Marchesninis and Marvics on teh Raptor because the anodizing wouldn't look good or be as durable.
Doug
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swft
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posted June 25, 2002 04:52 PM
Thanks for the info, Doug. I'm getting the swingarm powdercoated this week, based on that.
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Cowboy
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posted June 25, 2002 06:33 PM
 Edited By: Cowboy on 25 Jun 2002 19:38
 We painted the Marchesinis and powdercoated the swingarm.Wonder if the pic will work,its been a long time.
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Cowboy
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posted June 25, 2002 06:39 PM
Edited By: Cowboy on 25 Jun 2002 19:40
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Cowboy
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posted June 25, 2002 06:41 PM
its a little small but it worked
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Cowboy
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posted June 25, 2002 06:44 PM
i,m on a roll
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