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Old 02-27-2006, 11:45 AM
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These are a couple of Revo chassis we anodized.. WHat do you think?? What colors would you like to see?

Old 02-27-2006, 02:48 PM
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how do you go about doing that?

is it like electrolysis?

nice job btw [8D]
Old 02-27-2006, 02:56 PM
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Thanks.. It involves water,Lots of distilled water, stripper,degreaser,desmutting, battery acid, 6amps of power for about an hour... than dying the anodize and sealing...
Old 02-28-2006, 07:48 PM
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Wow, that orange is hot. Very well done.
Old 02-28-2006, 09:25 PM
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That looks cool. Really liking the orange.
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do you connect the chassis to the anode or cathode and another electrode to the opposite of what u connect the chassis to?
Old 03-01-2006, 05:37 PM
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scott,

The chassis is the anode and you connect the postive lead to it.

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Old 03-02-2006, 12:27 PM
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ok i know, but thanks anyway [8D]

i was just wondering if it was electrolysis - which it is

i turned a 1p into a 5p by electrolysis once (Pounds sterling)

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