Could anyone recommend me an anodising company. I’ve got a Hope stem that is gold but it doesn’t match my new frame so want the anodised coating stripping and then colouring black.

ask Hope if they’ll re-do it? (Although this assumes they have the capability to etch the old stuff off first)

Hammerite?

Custom anodising, doubt it’d be cheap, even if you can find someone to do that.

I would call hope – they may have an anodising remover and could then re-anodise it with their production parts.

Or you could strip it yourself and then send it to Hope? You can use sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) but I’d probably get a proper chemical for something expensive.

tbh the easiest option is sell your stem and buy another.

Thanks for the replys. I did think about buying a new stem but as there is nothing wrong with the old one I though new anodising might be the cheapest option. Not too fussed about having the hope logos back on.

Hammerite, smooth or hammer finish? 😉

Cheaper and easier to sell it on the classifieds and buy a black one I’d have thought.

I’ve had very mixed results getting items re-anodised for work.

There’s that Steve the anodising bloke who seems to get excellent results on small bits.

Stripping off the old anodise is the easy bit a fizz in Caustic soda
its then going to have a fairly matt finish so you would want to repolish it before anodising it . it will lose that fresh machined look as the edges will round off a little when polished.

the anodising is pretty easy As I have started doing my own lights .

happy to strip and turn it black for you but not guaranteeing it will look like a new un

I can recommend a anodizing company, the set up cost is £25 plus £6/7 a part I think.

http://custompb.co.uk/#/anodising-and-lasering/4558856291

I’d watch that Steve the Anodiser bloke. 😉

He’s the genius who turned this lot from horrible scratched black into this…

IMAG0598 by pten2106, on Flickr

IMAG0597 by pten2106, on Flickr

If you drop me an email I have his details somewhere.

Edit – takisawa2 beat me to it above.

You need Steve from Acorn Plating. He has done all sorts of anodising for me – Hope brakes, suspension linkages, maxles, etc. First class job + service and not expensive. Drop me an email (in profile) + I will pass on his contact details.

If you guys find the details could be worth putting it on here I would be interested in it myself.
Bats.

Same as above, interested in the contact details.

Ta

stevebarry1978@googlemail.com

Thankyou takisawa, will send Steve an email.

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Hi guys, sorry for the thread resurrection.

I’ve spoken to Steve (mentioned above) a while ago about some anodising. Tried to mail him a week or so ago but haven’t heard back

Does anyone know if he’s still active? If not, know someone who is?

Ta.

Try the phone –
http://www.acornplating.co.uk/

Ah brill! Didn’t know his website.

Thanks!

Hrm. Finally got around to calling them. Spoke about getting the anodising done.

Sure it’s the same bloke? Guy i spoke to didn’t seem to know who Steve was.
Email address on the website didn’t work either. Touch worrying.

These folks are good

http://www.customcolour.co.uk/

owninga I had some items anodised by Steve @ Acorn less than one month ago . The was on the back of him doing some previous work for me.
Communicated with him via the googlemail email add above no problems at all.
Very strange

shredder: popped him another email, let’s see if I hear back.