I deanodized a camping pot in a dish washer… But I can’t explain how that happened.
SmashMouthOfTheSouth on
AFAIK not in a way that looks good.
I know you didn’t ask but I love the look of the rims and bike though. Usually I hate matchy matchy stuff but it looks great.
Ok-Imagination8173 on
Sometimes oven cleaner works.
Clock_Roach on
The problem is that anodizing protects the aluminum from discoloration. Silver rims are anodized, just without any particular color. If you remove the anodizing layer (which is a pain in the ass but doable), you’ll have a silver rim for a little while that will soon start to look cloudy and patchy.
Better to sell those and buy new.
Hudson___ on
What fork is that?
Mcdiglingdunker on
I wouldn’t reccomend it…but really I’m here to ask you what that fork is you’re running on the inbred?
Stratoblaster1969 on
Oven cleaner and a lot of work will do it but… You would have to completely disassemble the wheel for it to not look completely awful. There is a lot of manual labor sanding the residue off which will be really hard to do on a built rim. It’s no magic bullet. And yeah you lose the protection of the anodizing. You’re better off flipping those wheels out for what you want. Unless you like building wheels. But even then, you’re better off just buying the rims and rebuilding to them.
delicate10drills on
Anodizing is good for durability. Just spraypaint over it.
Ol_Man_J on
Oven cleaner, but then you have the fun chore of polishing aluminum and then keeping it polished for the rest of time.
FredTrail on
Don’t bother. The blue looks good, buy some matching grips and roll with it!
eastcoastflava13 on
Soak it in purple power. Anodizing should come off pretty easily. No need for oven cleaner.
Drain cleaner, wire brush and polish. Bike looks fine
lawn_neglect on
I say find a blue or pink bike frame and make a xbike
atkins_re on
Hot water and Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH). Dont leave it too long. Depending on the quality of anodizing probably 15-30 minutes are enough to strip the anodizing. The alu is unprotected under the anodizing and regular polishing will be requires to retain a nice finish.
HellsEngels on
I’ve deanondized stuff and sometimes I’ve regretted it . It’s a lot of mess and time, beyond bars and seatposts. Have a stem I liked though
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Sand it?
I deanodized a camping pot in a dish washer… But I can’t explain how that happened.
AFAIK not in a way that looks good.
I know you didn’t ask but I love the look of the rims and bike though. Usually I hate matchy matchy stuff but it looks great.
Sometimes oven cleaner works.
The problem is that anodizing protects the aluminum from discoloration. Silver rims are anodized, just without any particular color. If you remove the anodizing layer (which is a pain in the ass but doable), you’ll have a silver rim for a little while that will soon start to look cloudy and patchy.
Better to sell those and buy new.
What fork is that?
I wouldn’t reccomend it…but really I’m here to ask you what that fork is you’re running on the inbred?
Oven cleaner and a lot of work will do it but… You would have to completely disassemble the wheel for it to not look completely awful. There is a lot of manual labor sanding the residue off which will be really hard to do on a built rim. It’s no magic bullet. And yeah you lose the protection of the anodizing. You’re better off flipping those wheels out for what you want. Unless you like building wheels. But even then, you’re better off just buying the rims and rebuilding to them.
Anodizing is good for durability. Just spraypaint over it.
Oven cleaner, but then you have the fun chore of polishing aluminum and then keeping it polished for the rest of time.
Don’t bother. The blue looks good, buy some matching grips and roll with it!
Soak it in purple power. Anodizing should come off pretty easily. No need for oven cleaner.
Edit: https://www.clean-rite.com/
I think these look cool 🤷
https://preview.redd.it/3ly5eqwazu4e1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1614b0c7b8798d898f5e8299b1acb1aae81e8c5b
Drain cleaner, wire brush and polish. Bike looks fine
I say find a blue or pink bike frame and make a xbike
Hot water and Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH). Dont leave it too long. Depending on the quality of anodizing probably 15-30 minutes are enough to strip the anodizing. The alu is unprotected under the anodizing and regular polishing will be requires to retain a nice finish.
I’ve deanondized stuff and sometimes I’ve regretted it . It’s a lot of mess and time, beyond bars and seatposts. Have a stem I liked though
[the radavist had a sick tutorial on it ](https://theradavist.com/tutorial-how-to-remove-anodizing-and-polish-bicycle-components/)
Why not paint or powder coat them? You’re running discs so it wouldn’t affect braking surface… 🤷♂️
Change the grips keep the wheels
On-one 29?