Anodize removal, quick and easy.

[@hootinouts]

I was offered a bunch of aluminum parts that were black anodized. Also, the parts had a lot of tapped holes that had the anodize coating in them. I bought a quart of drain cleaner that was mostly sodium hydroxide, and I can tell you, it worked amazingly fast. It even removed the anodize from the tapped holes. When each part was stripped of the anodize, I dunked them in a pan filled with water and household cleaning vinegar to neutralize the drain cleaner. I then rinsed the parts with clean water. My motivation for removing the anodize is to get a better price for the aluminum at the scrap yard. For an $8 bottle of drain cleaner and an hour of my time, the payback will be worth it as these parts are thick blocks with some weight to them.

[@joshbeck289]

That powder coat is gonna hold more heat in then anodizing

[@davidunderwood3605]

I tell you that the reason they anodized the sink is becouse it only effects heat dissipation by a fraction of a percentage point. However the powder coating will retain a lot of heat which can damage electronics quickly. This i speak to as a professional of both electronics and and electro platting in past professions.

[@robrussell1447]

Crystal Drano. 1 cup per 5 gallons water ratio and regular toothbrush all dye and sealer gone in a few minutes. Rinse well. Aluminum into magnesium phosphate for 10 minutes to prep the metal for the powder coating. Rinse well again. Outgas before powder coating.

[@rogers8555]

Thank you

[@markdavis4529]

Won't powder coat lower the heat sinks ability to dissipate heat

[@badlilstang]

not really.. many paint or powder coat..

[@Dartheomus]

Yes, absolutely. Plastics are massive insulators, which is why you would never see powder coat on a heat sink. Terrible idea, but great way to burn up your electronics!

[@garybaris139]

Dead right it will. That's why the manufacturers Anodize, not powder coat heatsinks.

[@zedorda1337]

There are metal impregnated powder costs but that is not what he uses.

[@hootinouts]

Absolutely

[@bryjb10]

Ezoff yellow can works in 25 min

[@timleonard86]

Suggestions for wilwood brake calipers

[@secretmountainlaboratory]

Powder coating a heatsink is like putting a heater in front of your car radiator.

[@PatientZeroBalisong]

do you have any suggestions on how to dip small aluminum parts? like what do I use to dip and remove, any particular hangers or ropes? Also, how do you store the water / lye combo after use? I have a 5 gallon bucket, would that work? thanks!

[@J2daK]

Skynyrd! Great video, thanks

[@triynizzles]

Oh nice Dog and Joe talking on the radio!!!

[@wal]

Love da vid bro! Keep them coming!!

[@moosedrummer1]

I'd like to see a video of the powder coating.

[@zVoiddd]

Can you re anodize this after you've stripped the first anodization? I want to re anodize some parts new colors. Thanks for the video.

[@cashmoney3513]

Yes you can

[@zVoiddd]

@@cashmoney3513 thank you

[@minepro1206]

Anyone tried it? Did it etch the aluminum a little, leaving a white surface? A link of an image of the final product would be nice.

[@BlindDude]

This is the second video I have watched on how to remove anodization. First one didnt show the finished product and I didnt trust it at all. Now this video shows a bit more of a completed job but I'm still scared to try it. I need my aluminum to look exactly like aluminum. With NO hint of the previous color. Thank for the vid bro.

[@harveywallbanger701]

stop stealing peoples amps!!!!!

[@ivyleague3224]

I watched a guy use "oven off" spray cleaner, there's a few videos. I know the oven cleaner removes chrome

[@jamesmiller3639]

How much is in a cap full ? U need to be more specific.

[@erod6468]

Powder coating a heat sink is not a good idea.

[@jeremybrannon7077]

I agree. If the amplifier is capable of a high current and needs to dissipate heat quickly.

[@Benri05]

Can I do this on a gpu heatsink that has copper heatpipes? Would the heatpipes be affected?

[@samrios7495]

what you do with the purple water????? toilet... and call the anodize plater tell him he didnt seal right

[@bryjb10]

Yellow can ez off 15 minutes

[@johnnys408]

that looks like it removes the seal (nickel acitate) then the dye starts coming off not the anodize specially if its type III anodize is in the material still alumetch is always going to be the trick so this piece is non cunductive untill fully stripped

[@jiml9023]

Why don't you re-anodize it to the color they want? Powder coating is NOT Good for heat dissipation for any electronics..

[@ERex-je8co]

Will this work on ti?

[@CandidZulu]

Is this Potassium Hydroxide?

[@aarontartt8234]

Sodium hydroxide, lye, caustic soda

[@artlabuae7303]

@@aarontartt8234 you know what you are doing well 👍

[@aarontartt8234]

Art Lab UAE Thank you.

[@giorgoshailazidis]

removal, quick and easy.

[@realizedfn2072]

Will this remove titanium anodizing as well?

[@jeremybrannon7077]

Any aluminum base. Lye reacts better with it.

[@14branflake]

_ iGlitchzy I see I'm not the only one from the bali community looking at ano videos.

[@balisonglover000]

What do you do use to remove ano from ti?

[@libbivilla3544]

i Glitchzy i

[@kohios1]

@@balisonglover000 bar keepers friend. A mild cleaner and abrasive.

[@badlilstang]

Removing the best color they had.....

[@AntonioRodriguez-hh5hf]

nitric acid i

[@nathanpk4822]

Does this work with heat ano?

[@frankyalvarez7160]

No

[@LenoreMaggs]

just spray on oven cleaner

[@bigcountryvet5984]

I did this and it burned my parts in ten minutes.

[@ebbcorepairs3253]

Some soft aluminum will burn if left to long. Best to know the ratios of lye to water. And what type of aluminum you are working with.

[@teabagNBG]

is this method better or easy off

[@jeremybrannon7077]

Easy off can remove light anodizing, but is very bad on lungs and can etch aluminum easier. Not best method.

[@bummobile]

Jeremy Brannon If easy off will etch easier then onecwoukd assume it would remove the anodized layer easier as any way you look at it you are simply doing a full etch when you remove the anodized layer from the product? am I incorrect in my thinking? I ask because I am interested in full removal of anodizing on some things and simply etching others. what is the difference?

[@garybaris139]

Why not just powdercoat directly onto the anodizing?

[@ebbcorepairs3253]

Gary Baris Has to be bare metal!

[@garybaris139]

@@ebbcorepairs3253 Okay thanks, but surely anodizing is part of the metal? it isn't a coating of a different substance. I'm going to have to research this further...

[@Freestyler4130]

Poweder coat heat sink??? Wtf? No my guy, no

[@theirishaxe9405]

Hydrochloric acid works in two minutes

[@LEO-xo9cz]

Muriatic?

[@theirishaxe9405]

@@LEO-xo9cz no muriatic makes the aluminum all dark in spots and crappy looking hydrochloric just eats away the anodize layer very fast and only leaves dark spots if you leave it in way to long i just did my whole outcast in hydrochloric

[@jimmyward2122]

easy off oven cleaner the original one works real fast faster than this way

[@jeremybrannon7077]

Risk of burning the aluminum is also greater. But still works fast though.

[@Godsslave777]

It didn’t work 🤦🏻‍♂️