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Anodes for anodizing small parts?

2003

I have two questions for this post.

1, Can anyone recommend a good anode to use for anodizing small parts. I currently use the hanging wire method, but have some parts that I worry about. Mainly, I want to anodize paintball gun barrels. I can't put the wire on the inside of the barrel because it would risk scratching the polished finish.

2, Does anyone know if the anodizing stripper would eat through a regular off the shelf party balloon? I know it sounds stupid, but I was thinking about using a long balloon to protect the anodized finish of the inside of a paintball gun barrel.

Thanks again!

Graham Skjenna
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

I am still looking for an alternative to the wire hanging method. I was thinking about having some anode clamps custom made out of Titanium. I have read somewhere that titanium will still conduct after anodizing...

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Graham Skjenna
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2003

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Yes, you heard right. You can use titanium without having to strip it between runs.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2003

Aluminum is actually better as long as it will maintain adequate contact pressure and is stripped between uses (only a few minutes). That said, we used titanium racks for many things. We did strip those Ti racks periodically.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2003