Actually, the ferrules should be steel, so they won't be anodized, but they may be painted. Ferrules/eyelets are put on after the ano process.
Sean Flores San Francisco, CA
On Nov 4, 2008, at 3:44 AM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
wrote:
> From: gillies@ece.ubc.ca (donald gillies)
> Date: November 3, 2008 8:26:52 PM PST
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Before I do something stupid ..... (removing
> anodizing from rims)
>
>
> I've stripped a few anodized parts, and its really difficult to get
> the last 10% of the anodizing removed. i think there's a 90% chance
> the ferrule holes won't be stripped, so there will be funny black
> circles around all the spokes and it will look weird. the spoke-hole
> ferrules will prevent you from fully stripping the rims.
>
> a better choice (if you can find them) are these rims :
>
> rigida sputnik (still being made)
> sun M13II (nos in many places in the USA, harris has wheels w/M13II)
> torelli master (originally polished)
> weinmann RM19/219 (usa-made version still available at many USA
> distributors, and I'm pretty sure aussie too. I think Alex
> bought the name and makes these again anyway, maybe as X202.)
>
> you could strip any of these silver rims to get what you're looking
> for ...
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA