Engine Bay Pics

[J_Parker]

Well here she be! I picked it up about 20 minuts ago and am more than happy with the outcome They did however tint it a little with the clear, but I am at no loss as I think it looks the sex and very origional There are a couple of dark spots, but for once they don't seem to bother me and that's saying a lot



The picture really doesn't do it justice either, once you move around it you see all the grain in the aluminum

[Granny]

Very nice.

[J_Parker]

Thanks! I think it's going to look something like a pimp wagon's engine with the polished brass plug cover



This pic is a little (lot) blurry but I figured I'd share anyways.

Judging from my sig, I'm a little torn as to what I want... Black, purple... I'll let you guys choose on this one

[The Linchpin]

[jba3]

:jawdrop:

[Granny]

I was thinking about you the other day!
It's about time you showed up.

[J_Parker]

Woa! You could see that thing from space!

[DrGonzo]

i did it for a while. the quality of alu varies and can mess with the results (cause blotchiness‘). high quality alu worked great, cheep stuff came out like garbage lol. im sure a pro setup would work better than mine on the poor quality alu, but i still had around $1000 into my setup so it wasn’t too 'back yard'.

for an example, dirt bike triple clamps wouldn’t come out with an even shade of a color, unless a dark dye was used. Black would work on almost anything, red could sometimes look pink, orange could look yellow, ect. An OEM clutch lever or brake lever would always came out beautiful. i tried a cheepo aftermarket lever and it just dissolved in the sulfuric acid. iirc the zinc in the alu alloy can be dissolved into solution by the sulfuric acid which explains why cheep alu never came out good and would sometimes get some minor pitting. Its been ~3-4 years since I last did this so maybe there have been some improvements in the process since then.

Check out casswellplating.com and there is a really great ‘how to’ on diy anodizing for color and strength on ‘uponone.com’ (motorcycle website)
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EDIT:
"Type III (hard coat) anodizing is done at a much lower temperature and higher current level. It gives an anodized layer up to .002 but is normally at .0005" (Mil spec) in most anodizing shops. Type III anodized surfaces can typically only be dyed black or dark green."

after re-reading my color issue might have been due to the alu quality and the low temps/high current/long bath time that i was utilizing.

Casswellplating was one of the places I looked at. I'm mostly going to stick with dark colors and my engine bay color scheme is black/silver.

I'm wondering how the upper intake mani and valve covers would look Anodized black??



@J_Parker - That valve cover came out really nice!

@The Linchpin - Looks like you ran out of things to polish/chrome ?...LOL

[bslade]

Thanks! I think it's going to look something like a pimp wagon's engine with the polished brass plug cover

I'd have to agree with you there J ) Wonder what the other folks in Williams Lake would think of a white pimp livin in their neck of the woods LOLOL

[J_Parker]

I'd have to agree with you there J ) Wonder what the other folks in Williams Lake would think of a white pimp livin in their neck of the woods LOLOL

I'd probably find myself hightailing it away from a lynch mobb But I'll keep it on and do my other ones in black again if I don't like them