In a message dated 11/4/2001 9:16:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, apgmaa@earthlink.net writes:
> I bring in the hand polished hub shells with the cups (and ratchet ring, if
> used) still in, but everything else removed. The anodizing house masks of
> the steel bearing surfaces with wax, and then anodizes the aluminum to spec.
> The wax is removed by dunking the part in boiling water. Some light surface
> rust may occur, which is easily removed by using a cotton swab and a little
> bit of Mother's polish.
>
In checking on local sources for anodizing I'd been led to believe that there could be no steel in contact with the aluminum. So by using wax to seal the openings in the hub no harm is done? Has the anodizer offered any speculation as to what might happen if the solution gets past the wax and contacts the steel ? (or rather where the steel and aluminum contact each other)
Peter T. Geurds
Douglassville, PA