Alodine PBS

[cryo-tek]

I’ve always wanted to gold alodine an aluminum chassis . Well this PBS chassis became my victim of some fun and now almost everything is gold, chassis, shocks,and shock nuts. The only things not gold are the bottom chassis plates. I did them in type 3 black anodize.

The gold alodine is much cooler that the gold anodize I’ve been doing. It has a pearl affect with blues and reds in it . If you zoom in on the you can almost see it. It’s great in person!! Maybe some day someone will finish this one.

[Mike Casey]

love it!

[cryo-tek]

Thanks! It looks better in person .

[CALracing]

What's the difference between to two processes?

[Lovedr]

That car is going to be sweet. Great job. Cryo, did you build this from the parts lot that mike had? Either way it's very nice !!

[cryo-tek]

Hi CALracing,
Alodine is a dipped process. First you etch the aluminum then dip it into a bucket of the Alodine chemical. The Alodine only coats the surface of the aluminum with a thin surface barrier that prevents corrosion. I used the gold Alodine here but now I want to do the clear on something. It’s clear but with the pearl affect.

Anodizing is a complicated electro-chemical process consisting of etching, building up an oxide layer, filling the pores of the oxide payer with die and then sealing the pores. Anodizing also penetrates the surface of the aluminum for a thicker barrier, and has the added effect of hardening the material.

Lovedr, This was made from a collection of parts. It’s not a real production PBS car. I have the rest of the parts to finish it, it’s just not high on the to do list. I may end up like the green and black one, someone else’s project.

[CALracing]

Thanks for the info. Geoff