This is a little off-topic and possibly loony, but hey I'm about 3/4 drunk.
I remember reading on a bicycle builders' forum a while back that people were anodizing aluminum parts with an oven and some kitty litter. No really. The process basically involved cleaning the aluminum as you would for paint then packing it in a mix of kitty litter, water (maybe a solvent?) and food color, then baking for a while. It was supposed to produce a durable and cool-looking finish like a factory anodized part.
This sounds crazy to me and i always wondered if that thread was newbie bait (hey kid, go shake this spraybomb until it stops rattling), but it's damned intriguing. Anybody heard of anything like this?
Obviously anodizing is no good for steel parts like frames, but maybe for other bits.
I remember reading on a bicycle builders' forum a while back that people were anodizing aluminum parts with an oven and some kitty litter. No really. The process basically involved cleaning the aluminum as you would for paint then packing it in a mix of kitty litter, water (maybe a solvent?) and food color, then baking for a while. It was supposed to produce a durable and cool-looking finish like a factory anodized part.
This sounds crazy to me and i always wondered if that thread was newbie bait (hey kid, go shake this spraybomb until it stops rattling), but it's damned intriguing. Anybody heard of anything like this?
Obviously anodizing is no good for steel parts like frames, but maybe for other bits.