Faded Scott's Damper
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#3
RE: Faded Scott's Damper
http://www.thirdgen.org/anodizealuminum
this is a tech article from a forum i havent been on since i was 17. (Trans Am was my first car). Re-anodize the part yourself. Scotts dampners can be disassembled.
this is a tech article from a forum i havent been on since i was 17. (Trans Am was my first car). Re-anodize the part yourself. Scotts dampners can be disassembled.
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RE: Faded Scott's Damper
Huh?? Did you just say "spray" and "anodized paint" in the same sentence?
Anodizing is, in essence, chemically staining the metal.
There are a series of processes the part goes through in order to achieve the stain.
It has absolutely nothing to do with paint.
Yes it can be done again, yes there are companies that you can contact for this.
Keep in mind the entire damper is coming apart to do this. It has to be just the metal pieces you want stained and nothing else.
Anodizing is, in essence, chemically staining the metal.
There are a series of processes the part goes through in order to achieve the stain.
It has absolutely nothing to do with paint.
Yes it can be done again, yes there are companies that you can contact for this.
Keep in mind the entire damper is coming apart to do this. It has to be just the metal pieces you want stained and nothing else.
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#8
RE: Faded Scott's Damper
ORIGINAL: bergs
Huh?? Did you just say "spray" and "anodized paint" in the same sentence?
Anodizing is, in essence, chemically staining the metal.
There are a series of processes the part goes through in order to achieve the stain.
It has absolutely nothing to do with paint.
Yes it can be done again, yes there are companies that you can contact for this.
Keep in mind the entire damper is coming apart to do this. It has to be just the metal pieces you want stained and nothing else.
Huh?? Did you just say "spray" and "anodized paint" in the same sentence?
Anodizing is, in essence, chemically staining the metal.
There are a series of processes the part goes through in order to achieve the stain.
It has absolutely nothing to do with paint.
Yes it can be done again, yes there are companies that you can contact for this.
Keep in mind the entire damper is coming apart to do this. It has to be just the metal pieces you want stained and nothing else.
Chemically etching and bonding a color to the metal is anodizing. We all know what Fox was saying.
LOL just had to throw it back at ya!!!
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RE: Faded Scott's Damper
Thanks i know i'll have to disassemble it. I was thinking about doing that anyways to replace the oil. I just wasn't sure if it was worth the effort to make it look new again? I was thinking about changing the color of it, but then again i know anodize isn't paint and can't simply be lifted off and a new coat applied. So i'm not sure if color change is possible, and if the parts that aren't faded going to be a different color shade compared to the faded parts? But i think i have a local anodize place, i remember going there many years ago and seeing them do all these metal pieces hanging. Thanks everyone for your input
#10
RE: Faded Scott's Damper
Chemically etching and bonding a color to the metal is anodizing.
With that said, doing one part really cant be done, but maybe strip and powder coat after disassembly for some parts and rattle can for the others.