Places in nor cal that do anodizing?
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I deal with John at M&S Anodize. he's the one that does all the bits for Fox (like blue and red top caps). he also used to do all of Rock Shox's anodizing when they were local.Fulton said:
345 Umbarger Rd
Suite 11
San Jose, CA
408-224-0370
some of his work.
If you're looking for black anno you might have a difficult time. I know at least in San Diego County the process for black has been deemed unsafe or environmentally unfriendly or whatever, we send our black anno stuff to some place in LA. Colors seem to be less harsh though, we can get them done locally.
Kornphlake said:
Isn't that racist? To discriminate against black.
Sorry, hope nobody takes that the wrong way.
Seriously though, I can't think of a reason why black would use different chemicals. All the garage stuff I've ever done was the same with different color dyes.
you have a garage anno process? I picture you in your garage with a bunch of acid vats, and a few dozen car batteries.....
I've heared you can do it in a bathtub. I don't know for sure what the deal is with black, all I know is that we used to get black parts done locally for cheap then all of a sudden it was done in LA for several times the price. I'm not sure what the dyes are made out of but my guess is that it's the black dye not the process.
Notice I say we can't get blacks but colored is no problem.... sorry bad joke.
Notice I say we can't get blacks but colored is no problem.... sorry bad joke.
FYI Each color uses different chemicals.buildyourown said:
The home stuff I have tryed uses an acid bath to give you the base ano and the you just dye it with regular RIT dye. Boiling the piece in water seals the pores and locks in the dye. I'm sure the industrial process is a bit more sophisticated.
i think i have sent them as many as like 10 pieces to have anodized and it fell under their minimum. just make sure your stuff is new or very clean when you send it in. their turn time is quick too.Fulton said:
joel
ya I think that is also what M&S charges? Haven't been there in a while tho.dw said:
Hu???? My friend owns Cutting Edge Marine / Machine and they send stuff out for black anno buy the grip. I know they don't send it all the way up here. They do alot of paint ball stuff and it's all black anno.Kornphlake said:
I pay 60 bucks for a min. But I can get alot of stuff done for it.dw said:
I'm sure they can get it done but do they pay more for black than they would for a color like red?spookydave said:
It's funny how a place with a name like cutting edge marine makes paintball stuff, I work at a place called deep sea power and light and we make pipe inspection equipment... along with some deep sea equipment on the side.
It started out as Cutting Edge Machine and the marine part is a brand new spin off. I was talking to Dave Johnson over there yesterday and he said he gets great pricing on black because they do so much of it. I'll ask him who he uses down there.
There is a place right by San Jose Airport that can do some cool stuff. I have had them do 3 bike frames and they all came out cool. I can get you a picture of my XC frame on Monday, it is a cool 2 color marble. They are a bit expensive for the fancy stuff. I think I payed $180 for the last 2 frames (lot).
http://www.pkselective.com/
Scott
The only picture I can find of the bike. My wife in canada after a 4 hour climb. She hates this shot... Don't tell her I posted it
You can see the top tube. It is blue with spatters of red and green. It's even faster than rootbeer! and way less generic.
http://www.pkselective.com/
Scott
The only picture I can find of the bike. My wife in canada after a 4 hour climb. She hates this shot... Don't tell her I posted it
You can see the top tube. It is blue with spatters of red and green. It's even faster than rootbeer! and way less generic.Attachments
did you end up trying them Fulton? What was the outcome?Fulton said:
goin' medium said:There is a place right by San Jose Airport that can do some cool stuff. I have had them do 3 bike frames and they all came out cool. I can get you a picture of my XC frame on Monday, it is a cool 2 color marble. They are a bit expensive for the fancy stuff. I think I payed $180 for the last 2 frames (lot).
http://www.pkselective.com/
Scott
The only picture I can find of the bike. My wife in canada after a 4 hour climb. She hates this shot... Don't tell her I posted it
Hehehehe...she'd kill you if she knew you posted that pic.
Sweet deal!Fulton said:
Sweet deal...where are they located? I'll have to pay them a little visit next week...or might even go this weekend.Fulton said:
For some reason I just cannot get a hold of M&S?
They are in Clovis CA, there are detailed directions on their website, www.atmf.com, one cool thing I forgot to mention, is that they offered to deliver the stuff to me for FREE if I couldn't wait for them to finish it that day!Acadian said:
humm...Fulton said:
that site doesn't work for me...says it's a simple placeholder??
Oh ya, I spoke with them thursday of last week, I was in the bay, and needed to get some product anodized quickly.....they answered the phones when I called, maybe they were out of the office. Their address was slightly different than what was posted here earlier though. Anyway, I ended sending another batch of stuff down to Ano-tech, so didn't use m&s.Acadian said: