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Started by DucHead, June 30, 2013, 06:49:30 AM

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DucHead

June 30, 2013, 06:49:30 AM
Hi all - I have a set of fork tubes I wish to have hard-anodized.

Can anyone recommend someone/place for the job -- perhaps on the east coast?   [popcorn]
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Monsterlover

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June 30, 2013, 08:37:15 PM
Why hard ano vs the traditional process?
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Speeddog

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July 01, 2013, 12:33:41 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on June 30, 2013, 08:37:15 PM
Why hard ano vs the traditional process?

Probably doesn't want the typical faded purple/bronze that you get from most traditional black ano'd parts that are exposed to UV.
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ducpainter

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July 01, 2013, 03:48:51 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on July 01, 2013, 12:33:41 AM
Probably doesn't want the typical faded purple/bronze that you get from most traditional black ano'd parts that are exposed to UV.
or maybe he feels the hard ano will outlast the very thin TiN coating on most forks.
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Monsterlover

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July 01, 2013, 03:58:27 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on July 01, 2013, 03:48:51 AM
or maybe he feels the hard ano will outlast the very thin TiN coating on most forks.

I figured he was talking about the outer tubes. Aren't the sliders steel?
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ducpainter

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July 01, 2013, 04:04:30 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on July 01, 2013, 03:58:27 AM
I figured he was talking about the outer tubes. Aren't the sliders steel?
He said tubes... :-\

yes they are.

You're prolly right.
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    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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DucHead

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July 01, 2013, 04:26:04 AM
Yes, the outer aluminum tubes, not the sliders.
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greenohawk69

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July 11, 2013, 08:46:10 PM
Try these guys, they're in Illinois (Chicago area) and do great work:

www.thepowderpro.com
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