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Chrome or Type III hard anodize
McGizmo said:If it's a good chrome plating then I think it will serve you better than the anodize provided you don't need it to be "grippy" and have heavy knurl. I state this because chrome is excellent at abraision resistance and it itself is not abrasive wheras the anodize will act as a fine abrasive against the objects it encounters on the key ring.
AlienRFX said:However I have seen more than my fair share of flaking chrome on aluminum but I have also seen Highly polished and very smooth hard anodizing, but that is on suspension parts of absurdly expensive bicycles.
Suffice to say I have yet to see an aluminum flashlight with the same quality of finish work as some of my bicycle parts. But since most people want a grippy flashlight I can see why say surefire hasn't tried to do a polished hard ano finish