Got a project and i'm stuck

foo29er · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:46 pm

i'm got this refresh project with my canzo and here's the hurdle. the rear triangle mainly the seatstay is anodized black. To have a place strip it will be costly especially for two linkages. Is there a DIY way of stripping the anodizing so that i can have it ready for powdercoating?

jonathan_sykes81 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:06 pm

I have heard of people using oven cleaner on cranks to remove the anodization. One example of this is the XTR cranks like Jeff Jones makes.

foo29er · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:10 pm

thanks, i heard that as well...mike (1FGrider) did that to his black LX cranks and it turned out pretty awesome. I'll give that a try, i just cant swallow the thought of spending $75 ontop of the powdercoat and the chemical stripping just so i can have my seatstay powdercoated too.

Red Hot Sloth · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:36 pm

When I was into RC's I would strip anodizing off parts with oven cleaner, then use my dremel to polish them to a brilliant shine.
Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 applications with the oven cleaner, but it does work.

foo29er · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:36 pm

thanks pete i'll give it a go

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