anodizing in the Chicagoland area

[olrac]

Does anyone know of a good anodizing service in the Chicagoland area. Just looking to do one light in HA

 

[jch79]

I called a bunch of area anodizers a while back to anodize one light and some bicycle parts, and most of them were willing to do a batch that small, although sometimes you had to wait for it to be put with a larger batch. I ended up having the bike parts ano'd through a bike shop in Milwaukee, and sold the bare Al light.

I can't remember all of the companies I called, but here two of them which I think I spoke to, both of whom do Type III Mil-Spec anodizing:

Chicago Anodizing Company
4112 W. Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60624
(773) 533-3737

Automatic Anodizing
3340 W. Newport Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 478-3304

I'd recommend going in to see their facilities and samples of what they've done, and even bring in the light you want ano'd and see if they'd do it. A phone call or email can only go so far. Both of the above companies seem pretty top-notch... and they're somewhat close to eachother.

And here's a list of a bunch of 'em! Anodizing in Chicago

Good luck, and let us know whatcha find!

:thumbsup: john

 

[olrac]

Thanks John, I will let you know what comes of it.