01-13-2020, 11:31 AM
(01-13-2020, 10:53 AM)EdK Wrote:(01-12-2020, 08:42 PM)Highpower Wrote: I sent it out to get mil-spec type III hard-coat anodized.
Did you do anything with the surface finish before sending it out? The forge finish is kind of rough.
Ed
The only thing I did was remove the remaining forge lines (flashing) with a file and smoothed them using a drum sanding roll on my Foredom tool. If I was going to finish it myself I would have bead blasted it first. But the company I sent it to includes the bead blasting in the price of their anodizing service. It didn't make sense for me to blast it myself because the surface would start to oxidize again by the time it got shipped to them, and they would have to blast it again anyway so the anodizing could get a good bite on the 'fresh' aluminum.
If I get around to finishing another lower I'll bead blast it and probably apply some KG Guncoat I have .... somewhere.
Willie