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Title: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: Slakewell on July 19, 2010, 06:50:05 pm

If so were you happy and whom would you reconmend

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: oldfart on July 19, 2010, 07:06:45 pm

If you are in QLD use  A grade  anodizing

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: SUZUKI311 on July 19, 2010, 10:33:28 pm

i have anodized hubs for customers in the past, some guys wanted gold anodiziing (maybe for the Talon look?) which turned out to be a bronze color rather than gold-due to the alloy used i was told. Others done in black have turned out ok. i used Collins Anodic Treatment in Blackburn, Melbourne.

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: ba-02-xr on July 20, 2010, 08:11:55 am

What bike is this for?

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: Slakewell on July 20, 2010, 04:56:11 pm

Quote from: ba-02-xr on July 20, 2010, 08:11:55 am

What bike is this for?

Its for my 77 KTM 250 , I'm going for the red and black look and as it's all a bits bike I thought I tart it up with red hubs and black rims, I have a Yamaha front and a KTM back, Oh John I found those forks Darrell had them

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: caps 999 on July 20, 2010, 05:13:55 pm

if there cast hubs i dont think it can be done

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: LWC82PE on July 20, 2010, 05:30:04 pm

Cast can be done but it doesnt turn out very good. I would go for painting. You will get a much nicer even red finish if you paint.

VHT do a red annodizing paint that imitates red annodizing.

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: Slakewell on July 20, 2010, 05:46:12 pm

Cool idea thanks for that.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VHT-ANODIZED-PAINT-SPRAY-CANS-/280519687566?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item415046bd8e

What happens if you Machine the hub before you anodize it?

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: Davey Crocket on July 20, 2010, 05:53:06 pm

I think you would struggle to machine a brake drum type hub good enough without compromising the strength, plus you are talking old metal..not fresh, non corroided better type alloy's that we have now....geez, that was a mouthfull.

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: grouty on July 20, 2010, 06:06:37 pm

I take it that the 77 KTM hubs have iron liners for the drum ...
Anodise the hub with that in it, and you will have nothing left ! The anodizers would probably not even accept it unless it is removed.

We anodize a great deal of alloy castings. Yes, the finish is crap compared to painting. But then thats what our customer wants  ??? :-\
Far better to two pack it or have it powder coated.

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: ba-02-xr on July 21, 2010, 08:24:10 am

I just had my 86 hubs powdercoated. They came up great.

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: Slakewell on July 21, 2010, 04:35:59 pm

Thanks Guys I now have some ideas

Title: Re: Has anyone here anodized wheel hubs?
Post by: evo550 on July 21, 2010, 08:41:49 pm

There's a guy in Brisbane that does a paint job on hubs similar to anodising.
The hub is polished first then a 2 pac clear/tinted laquer is painted on, looks great and there are more colour options than anodising.
Matt's metal polishing in Albion.