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Originally Posted by CZroe
How would you recommend that I paint my triple tree and clip-ons the closest to the rest of the frame?
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I'm assuming you have an aftermarket triple tree. There are flat black (aka satin black) powder coats you can use for the triple. Anyone that does professional powder coating can mask off the certain areas that need to remain free of powder. The clip-ons would be more difficult since the powder will create a layer couple mils thick. I'm not sure what the tolerance is for the clip-ons. I'm assuming there's almost no wiggle room on there. I'm also unsure how the grips slide on. It should be possible, but there would be some extra work involved on making sure they mask off the correct length of the handle.
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Originally Posted by FrugalNinja250
Minor correction: Aluminum corrode extremely easily and quickly, in seconds in fact. It's a "friendly" metal in that it has a strong affinity for oxygen. When aluminum corrodes the result is aluminum oxide. Al2O3 is very stable, essentially inert, and fairly hard, so when the surface of aluminum oxidizes it forms an oxide layer that does a good job of protecting the metal underneath. It is not a "sacrificial" surface.
Anodizing is a process that produces a thicker layer of aluminum oxide on the surface of the aluminum quickly, thicker and faster than what would occur naturally. Dyes can be added to give color effects. If the dyes are organic in nature they're more susceptible to fading under UV exposure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodizing |
Thanks for the correction
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