3D Printing & Plating Service. Anodizing for the DIY crowd. It all started back in the college days, when a friend decided he needed to anodize a paintball gun.
I had found a magazine article claiming that with some battery acid, RIT clothing dye, and a battery charger it was possible to achieve a good quality anodized finish at home for a fraction of the cost. As you may guess where this is going, it didn't work so well. However, after a couple of years of reasearch, trial and error, and way too many hours of polishing aluminum, I finally found a method of anodizing that works well for the small scale anodizer.
My basic method could be described as a modified version of the low current density method proposed (and sold) by Caswell Plating. Aluminum Anodizing at home - DIY aluminium Anodising. DIY Information on home anodising (or anodizing!)
Aluminium (or aluminum!) Using simple methods and inexpensive dyes. Disclaimer - None of the following is garrenteed to be strictly accurate. However it is garranteed to be extremely harmful to your eyes, fingers and other extremities if you don't take care with chemicals. Electroforming an Iris Seed Pod : Finishing. Caswell Europe Electroplating kits, Speciality paints, plastice, buffing and polishing. Aluminum Anodizing at home - DIY aluminium Anodising.