Aim Surplus AR Foundation Kit

**Slippers** · 16 July 2015, 04:09

Originally Posted by WHSmithIV

Most anodizing facilities add the dye to the acid bath

The dye is done in a separate bath, after a rinse. Typically the anodizing acid bath and dye bath are at completely different temperatures. Most dyes have a critical ph range as well, so dropping them into an acid bath would make it almost impossible to maintain this.

The color of the aluminum can change during the acid bath, depending on the alloy. Dye is not involved for this to happen, which is what you may be thinking of. 6000 series tends to go gray/charcoal and 7000 series goes bronze-ish.

**mustangfreek** · 16 July 2015, 04:35

Lol...Missing all the fun around here...

**toolboxluis00200** · 16 July 2015, 05:24

Originally Posted by mustangfreek

Lol...Missing all the fun around here...

Yes u did

**akersc** · 16 July 2015, 07:09

Originally Posted by Slippers

The dye is done in a separate bath, after a rinse. Typically the anodizing acid bath and dye bath are at completely different temperatures. Most dyes have a critical ph range as well, so dropping them into an acid bath would make it almost impossible to maintain this.

The color of the aluminum can change during the acid bath, depending on the alloy. Dye is not involved for this to happen, which is what you may be thinking of. 6000 series tends to go gray/charcoal and 7000 series goes bronze-ish.

<3 That is all :)

**SINNER** · 16 July 2015, 07:35

I used to do some home anodizing. Dye bath is certainly a separate step. RIT clothing dye works almost as well as the branded anodizing dyes.

And getting lit up by the power supply is almost as bad as a stun gun. Lol

**UWone77** · 16 July 2015, 15:47

**toolboxluis00200** · 16 July 2015, 16:28

Originally Posted by UWone77

Meme is gold lol

**Computalotapus** · 16 July 2015, 19:29

Originally Posted by UWone77

I laughed so hard at this

**GOST** · 16 July 2015, 20:56

But I stayed in a Holiday Inn last night.

**alamo5000** · 16 July 2015, 21:02

Originally Posted by GOST

But I stayed in a Holiday Inn last night.

HAAHAAAA!!! GOOD ONE!!!

**mustangfreek** · 17 July 2015, 02:31

Originally Posted by UWone77

Ahahahahaha...sorry but that was funny...About blew M dew all over the screen..lol..

**UWone77** · 18 July 2015, 16:22

Oh what the heck.... one more....

**Computalotapus** · 18 July 2015, 17:20

Originally Posted by UWone77

Oh what the heck.... one more....

Killing me man. Hahaha

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