anno removel?

[ChuckWag78]

I have a hyperframe with Green Splash Anno. If i have it removed will it just be black or what? How can you strip the anno?

:Edit: If anyone has a black Hyperframe who wants to trade for a Green splash one PM me:D

[irbodden]

No, if you strip the anno it'll bare aluminum.

You'll need to have it stripped and reanno'd.

[Kevmaster]

yep, it will be raw aluminum...prolly polished. you could clear coat it for a "chrome" look or have it reannoed for any color you want

to remove the anno, there is a certain type of acid used...let me look up some stuff any i'll tell you which one it is

[ChuckWag78]

Where can you get GOOD anno done? I might just do the rest of my gun Green Splash. Who knows though.

[Kevmaster]

pkselective.com

xpb.us

rainman229.com

g3pb.com

those are some I know of that do good work

[whopper72]

if your still looking into stripping your gun you can use oven cleaner. it takes a few times but it works. that what you can do is hand polish it. I did it with my RT and it turned out looking pretty good.

[Polish]

Lye also works to strip anno.. just dont get any on your hands..

[jayel579]

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=100269

check my thread on this, i asked a question about anno jobs too. theres a few companies in there to look at.

[cgrieves]

Yeah Phosphoric acid based oven clearner works a treat. Smear it on, wait a minute or two, agitate with a brush and rinse off. It may take a few applications but it's better to rinse and reapply as the stuff is cheap anyway, and if you leave it on too long it can scar the bare alumiunium.

I stripped and polished a few of my really old beaten up crownpoint barrels this way and it's dead easy. Also much safer to handle than lye!

[Skoad]

doesn't aluminum oxidize really fast?

[xen_100]

not really fast, but it wont look polished in a couple months, plus ano is harder than bare aluminum by itself. so, it will resist scratching better than bare.

[cgrieves]

Actually if I remember my physics lessons correctly, Aluminium oxidises pretty much instantly. Aluminium oxide is much harder than "pure" Aluminium, but the oxide layer produced by normal exposure to air is extremely thin and fragile. Anodising is actually just oxidising the Aluminium in the same way but the oxide layer is much deeper thanks to the anodic reaction, giving a harder surface that won't flake.