Who Can Anodize Bead Lock Rings?

[UNSTUCK]

Anyone done this before? Who did you use and what should I expect to pay?

Pros and cons vs. powder coating to would be nice.

 

[UNSTUCK]

No one has had anything anodized here locally? Really?

 

[pkrfctr]

There are 2 places in slc that do it. Pilkingtons out by the airport has been the better of the two for us.

 

[UNSTUCK]

I saw them in an online search. I got to looking into it and found out there are a few different ways to anodize a part. Does anyone have a suggestion as to which way is best for a rock ring that will see some abuse?

 

[B2-Bomber]

I get about 1,000 pieces a week anodized for work. Pilkinton can't pull off a good green, and they can't pull off a good pink. For those colors quality plating can do those

 

[B2-Bomber]

To answer your second question, "bright-dip"/"hard-coat" anodized for sure. Pilkinton is one of only 7 anodizers who can do it

 

[UNSTUCK]

Good to know. I'm going to have it done in red. Are there different red options or just "red"?

 

[UNSTUCK]

Oh, and any idea what I should expect to pay for these items, 4 rock rings and maybe my shock tubes as well? Should I try to get in with others doing the same color, or does it matter?
Thanks.

 

[skippy]

Oh, and any idea what I should expect to pay for these items, 4 rock rings and maybe my shock tubes as well? Should I try to get in with others doing the same color, or does it matter?
Thanks.

we use pilkingtons for anodizing as well, A small batch like that isnt going to be cheap

 

[B2-Bomber]

Somewhere around the shop I have a sample set of all the colors they can do . It's basically a key-ring with a bunch of metal plates anodized all the different colors. We just do one red, if I can find it, I can post up how many they have

I have no idea on the price, we do it in such large quantities, that I have no idea what a few pieces would be.

 

[B2-Bomber]

4 rock rings and maybe my shock tubes as well

on another note, anodizing is a chemical reaction on the surface of the metal. So pieces with different aluminum compositions, and/or different finishes will take the anodizing in a different way. Even if they are in the same batch. My guess is that your rock-rings are definitely a different composition/finish than shock tubes, and they will not come out the exact same anodized color.