Re: [CR]Dura-ace AX: anodized or laquered?

(Example: Production Builders:Pogliaghi)

From: "Takao Noda" <tanoda@d1.dion.ne.jp>
To: "Classic Bike List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <B8AD4B42.43D7%hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [CR]Dura-ace AX: anodized or laquered?
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 02:17:23 +0900

I am out of Tokyo now and I cannot see the cranks at hand. But I remember the AX cranks are different from 1970s Dura Ace and 1984 Dura Ace 7400. They are fine-hair-lined finish ( I cannot describe well without dictionary!). I could file my nails with the AX cranks.
Takao Noda
Hachioji Tokyo Japan

----- Original Message -----
From: Hilary Stone
To: Ron Cooley

<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 1:52 AM Subject: Re: [CR]Dura-ace AX: anodized or laquered?

> I've several pairs of Dura-Ace cranks and I would be 90% certain they are
> anodized from their wear marks. It is a quite matt finish.
>
> Hilary Stone, Bristol
>
> Ron Cooley wrote:
> > I've recently picked up a pair of fairly scuffed-up dura ace AX cranks
> > for my AX project bike. One of the guys at the LBS suggested that the
> > finish on the cranks might be lacquer, or some other clearcoat, rather
> > than anodizing. This might make stripping and polishing a reasonable
> > option.