Can anyone recommend a metal treatment company?
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The only one I can think of is Kypol in Sandy, not used them for a few years but always good in the past. www.kypol.co.uk.
AC Motors said:
The only one I can think of is Kypol in Sandy, not used them for a few years but always good in the past. www.kypol.co.uk.
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Not "that" local but I have just had a load of parts (2 x uprights, drums, back plates etc) blasted treated and powder coated for £65 at peterborough blasting www.blasters.co.uk excellent service and a really good job.
Not "that" local but I have just had a load of parts (2 x uprights, drums, back plates etc) blasted treated and powder coated for £65 at peterborough blasting www.blasters.co.uk excellent service and a really good job.
Tyre_Tread said:
Hey fluffy,
what sort of treatment are you after?
I think I would like the arrangement of positive ions surrounded by a cloud of delocalized electrons to be cleaned and free from disintegration of the material into its constituent atoms due to chemical reactions with its surroundings. Then modified possibly with an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. This should then increases corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and provide better adhesion for paint primers and glues than bare metal.what sort of treatment are you after?
I know anodic films can also be used for a number of cosmetic effects, either with thick porous coatings that can absorb dyes or with thin transparent coatings that add interference effects to reflected light but i'm not bright and showy, I have a girlfriend. I also realise that anodizing could also be used to prevent the galling of threaded components and to make dielectric films for electrolytic capacitors and that anodic films are most commonly applied to protect aluminium alloys, although processes also exist for titanium, zinc, magnesium, and niobium. I don't think that this process is a useful treatment for iron or carbon steel because these metals exfoliate when oxidized; i.e. the iron oxide flakes off, constantly exposing the underlying metal to corrosion.
So anodizing changes the microscopic texture of the surface and can change the crystal structure of the metal near the surface but coatings are often porous, even when thick, so a sealing process is often needed to achieve corrosion resistance. The process is called "anodizing" because the part to be treated forms the anode electrode of an electrical circuit. Anodized aluminium surfaces, for example, are harder than aluminium but have low to moderate wear resistance that can be improved with increasing thickness or by applying suitable sealing substances. Anodic films are generally much stronger and more adherent than most types of paint and metal plating, making them less likely to crack and peel so the paint option is out of the question.
Thanks for your comments so far.
call_me_fluffy said:
Tyre_Tread said:
Hey fluffy,
what sort of treatment are you after?
I think I would like the arrangement of positive ions surrounded by a cloud of delocalized electrons to be cleaned and free from disintegration of the material into its constituent atoms due to chemical reactions with its surroundings. Then modified possibly with an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. This should then increases corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and provide better adhesion for paint primers and glues than bare metal.what sort of treatment are you after?
I know anodic films can also be used for a number of cosmetic effects, either with thick porous coatings that can absorb dyes or with thin transparent coatings that add interference effects to reflected light but i'm not bright and showy, I have a girlfriend. I also realise that anodizing could also be used to prevent the galling of threaded components and to make dielectric films for electrolytic capacitors and that anodic films are most commonly applied to protect aluminium alloys, although processes also exist for titanium, zinc, magnesium, and niobium. I don't think that this process is a useful treatment for iron or carbon steel because these metals exfoliate when oxidized; i.e. the iron oxide flakes off, constantly exposing the underlying metal to corrosion.
So anodizing changes the microscopic texture of the surface and can change the crystal structure of the metal near the surface but coatings are often porous, even when thick, so a sealing process is often needed to achieve corrosion resistance. The process is called "anodizing" because the part to be treated forms the anode electrode of an electrical circuit. Anodized aluminium surfaces, for example, are harder than aluminium but have low to moderate wear resistance that can be improved with increasing thickness or by applying suitable sealing substances. Anodic films are generally much stronger and more adherent than most types of paint and metal plating, making them less likely to crack and peel so the paint option is out of the question.
Thanks for your comments so far.
Not paint then?
Shot blast and powder coating seems like what you seem to be hinting at.
[serious] Believe it or not my original question was meant as serious one but sorry if it seemed flippant [/serious]
call_me_fluffy said:
we used to use them all the time with my last company 
Matt172 said:
call_me_fluffy said:
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