Anodizing?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Please don't anodize at home. It involves acid and high currents. But if you must do it I suggest googling around for anodizing at home, there is a paintball forum that had a really good write up on it. I think it was war pigs or something. Sadly my internet isn't up to par with searching for it right now.

If you must do it at home, use the garage. The garage, with the outside door OPEN. Preferably with air currents flowing outwards. And the anodizing process just outside the door...

I've seen it done, or part of it; it's pretty nasty. All I really remember of the parts I saw is that they involved battery acid. Yes, that's right. Battery acid. Not pretty if it gets loose, to put it mildly. Also, note that you'll need something large to hold everything; the group I saw doing it was doing 3" wheels and used something like a dishpan, with mixed results.

You're much better off following Rickertson's advice: find a local anodizing company. Don't have one? Ask your local machine shop about who they use.