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Picking a good Aluminum anodizing dye

Q. I am interested in hand coloring anodized aluminum jewelry. I am unsure what dyes are good and safe to use. If any one has any further information it would be great.

Betty Taylor
jeweler - Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003

A. Anodized aluminum are dyed right after being rinsed of acid from anodizing process. They are usually sealed as final treatment. After this, no further dye coloring is possible.

Asyong
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003

A. I presume you are doing the anodising yourself? The dye should be applied directly after the anodising itself and can be applied by a variety of different methods. Here are some interesting sites I came across today :

http://www.midasarts.co.uk/jane%20adam.htm
http://www.alternatives.it/adam.html
http://www.dazzle-exhibitions.com/imgadam.html
http://www.velvetdavinci.com/artist.php?aid=6

Please let me know how you get on.

Misha Somerville
Design - Inverness, Scotland
2003

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