Can an X-Valve be Re-Annodized Safely?

[Blazestorm]

I was argueing in the chat, having people tell me it's unsafe and I'll screw up my 300 dollar x-valve, I've seen it done before, but I want to know if it is safe.

Isn't that one of the reasons tom made it aluminum... so it could be reannodized, if not inform me :D

[Havoc_online]

you can order them un-anno'd or in a special color but re-anno'ing them is VERY hard because of the 7000 grade aluminum. It's very hard to anno them as it is.

[Blazestorm]

I'm going through a military annodizer, much like AKALMP's.

It takes 7 seconds to strip WDP's Annodizing where as it took 7 minutes to strip his annodizing.

I just want to know so I don't screw up my x-valve or end up with a dust orange gun and black valve :)

[Dayspring]

What about the serial #? How's that work if they are un-anno'd?


Originally posted by Havoc_online
you can order them un-anno'd or in a special color but re-anno'ing them is VERY hard because of the 7000 grade aluminum. It's very hard to anno them as it is.

[Havoc_online]

afterwards you send it back to AGD, they engrave the goods on it and register the valve at the same time.

[covadsucks]

The parts sent unannodized would be just the reg housing or would the entire valve be sent out as a complete unit?