Re: [CR]Re anodizing....

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Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 23:54:34 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: CR BIKE LIST <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re anodizing....
References: <20030302074818.KEFQ12123.mta3-rme.xtra.co.nz@[219.88.2.254]>


Wayne Davidson wrote:
>
> Hi all, Boy have a seen quite a few postings on this subject over the
> last month or so. One thing I do remember from when I had some modolo
> brakes recoloured, he said "cast alloy does not work well, can tend to
> come out patchy in appearance", so thought I better pass these words of
> wisdom along, they did look not to bad, but black did tend to fade in the
> sunlight, alright if kept out of direct light......regards wayne davidson
> Invercargill NZ

My experience too. Different aluminum alloys take anodizing differently and the dyes used to color the anodizing are fugitive and will fade over time.

Chuck Schmidt
L.A.