The anodizing process will include the immersion in acid and the steel will be dissolved and in the process both ruining your chosen color and ruining the rest of the batch that is being done. If there were a way of getting the two part spoke ferrules and installing them like rivets, after the anodizing, then drill out the ferrules and do it. I don't know of anyone who has the spoke ferrules or how they are installed. BT
Bruce Thomson Spokane WA 99204 (509) 747 4314 Masi3v4me@yahoo.com rapidfire10ring@hotmail.com
________________________________ From: Sean Flores <seaneee175@gmail.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 9:23:01 AM Subject: Re: [CR]Before I do something stupid ..... (removing anodizing from rims)
Actually, the ferrules should be steel, so they won't be anodized, but they may be painted. Ferrules/eyelets are put on after the ano process.
Sean Flores San Francisco, CA
On Nov 4, 2008, at 3:44 AM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org wrote:
> From: gillies@ece.ubc.ca (donald gillies)
> Date: November 3, 2008 8:26:52 PM PST
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Before I do something stupid ..... (removing anodizing from rims)
>
>
> I've stripped a few anodized parts, and its really difficult to get
> the last 10% of the anodizing removed. i think there's a 90% chance
> the ferrule holes won't be stripped, so there will be funny black
> circles around all the spokes and it will look weird. the spoke-hole
> ferrules will prevent you from fully stripping the rims.
>
> a better choice (if you can find them) are these rims :
>
> rigida sputnik (still being made)
> sun M13II (nos in many places in the USA, harris has wheels w/M13II)
> torelli master (originally polished)
> weinmann RM19/219 (usa-made version still available at many USA
> distributors, and I'm pretty sure aussie too. I think Alex
> bought the name and makes these again anyway, maybe as X202.)
>
> you could strip any of these silver rims to get what you're looking
> for ...
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA