Hey guys I'm sure this has been asked before but I haven't had much luck on the search. Has anyone anodized at home?
I have an upcoming project where I have about a dozen brand new, bare aluminum Surefire sized lights I want to anodize. I'm thinking about doing the battery charger Sulfuric Acid bath but I don't want to ruin them. I'd obviously try a couple demo pieces of aluminum first to see the results. I was thinking if I calculate the correct surface area I need to match up with the amps the battery charger is putting out I'd be ok and wouldn't need a variable voltage source.
Am I better off sending these to a professional anodizer?
Also, how would I skip a surface in the anodizing process? Say I don't want to anodize a section of the light where electrical contact is made.
Thanks!!!
I have an upcoming project where I have about a dozen brand new, bare aluminum Surefire sized lights I want to anodize. I'm thinking about doing the battery charger Sulfuric Acid bath but I don't want to ruin them. I'd obviously try a couple demo pieces of aluminum first to see the results. I was thinking if I calculate the correct surface area I need to match up with the amps the battery charger is putting out I'd be ok and wouldn't need a variable voltage source.
Am I better off sending these to a professional anodizer?
Also, how would I skip a surface in the anodizing process? Say I don't want to anodize a section of the light where electrical contact is made.
Thanks!!!