Interesting. How are you planning to remove the anodized layer? Maybe you can use oversize seals to compensate for the loss of material.Dang that's cool , I thought about trying to polish a one up dropper but was concerned about making it more sloppy than it already is lol . I think I have an old one with some wear marks , sounds like a good candidate to experiment.
Interesting. How are you planning to remove the anodized layer? Maybe you can use oversize seals to compensate for the loss of material.
It depends how he plans to remove the anodized material, chemically? Mechanically? Lathe, sand paper… that is .125 mm so it may affect the seal effectiveness. I think.Anodization (type 2) is typically <.005 inches thick not likely to have seals sized that close together to take up that minimal of a gap. And some (i believe it's approx 50% of the total thickness) is a penetration into the base material making it <.005 on the diameter.
Is there anything you don't overthink lol . Certain oven cleaners will remove anodizing pretty effectively according to the couple youtube videos I saw . Then it's just sand and buff .It depends how he plans to remove the anodized material, chemically? Mechanically? Lathe, sand paper… that is .125 mm so it may affect the seal effectiveness. I think.
It depends how he plans to remove the anodized material, chemically? Mechanically? Lathe, sand paper… that is .125 mm so it may affect the seal effectiveness. I think.
I feel like @MadisonDan has something for this.
Answer to the first question is no. I did use oven cleaner to remove anodizing from a crankset and it did work great but it left the surface rougher than I would use against a rubber seal. It may depend on the finish prior to anodizing, but you sanding and buffing do I guess that will take care of that…Is there anything you don't overthink lol . Certain oven cleaners will remove anodizing pretty effectively according to the couple youtube videos I saw . Then it's just sand and buff .
Answer to the first question is no. I did use oven cleaner to remove anodizing from a crankset and it did work great but it left the surface rougher than I would use against a rubber seal. It may depend on the finish prior to anodizing, but you sanding and buffing do I guess that will take care of that…