wondering how the anodized lips on rims are made like that? is it a kind of paint or what?

sorry for the noob question

 

i believe they're dyed...good luck with a DIY on it..

a reputable wheel shop in Nor Cal quoted me $100 per rim for anodizing the lips on my DIV3s

 

i wasnt planning on doing it myself, i just wanted to know how it was done so i could see if anybold around here could do it

so its dyed?

 

not 100% sure..i just did a quick google search and that seemed to be what i got out of the websites..

call up your local wheel repair shops that powdercoat as well and they should be able to anodize for you

 

bump

 

just a rule of thumb...
you can only truly anodize aluminum
all other shyt is just painted or powdered

 

anodizing is a chemically bond process that seeps the die into the metal, hence why it is so tough. Make sure you do your research with the shop before hand tho, my buddies have been trying to find a good shop, a lot of there colors such as blue, and red have come out blotchy.

 

if you wanna do it your self i suggest maybe duplicolor "metal cast" paint? i think its called? my friend did his LS mesh lips in blue.

 

ano- needs acids to bond the color to the metals. and an oven capable of doing this process. i had a tough time doing paintball guns a few yrs back. but it worked if you take the time to learn the process. but the hardest part is getting the chemicals and acids needed to do that process.. good-luck if you have access to what ya ned if not. really lookin into diffrent companies. that specialize in ano work.

 

thanks for all the help, im not looking to do it myself and its hard to say if anybody in Nova Scotia can do it, im going to make a post on our local board to see if i get any luck.

as for the duplicolor "metal cast" paint, ive seen this, do u have any picture of what the lips look like when ur friend was done?

 

cant beat spray cans

 

Google

http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize99.html

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Anod...m.htm

http://www.linetec.com/Anodize...e.htm