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4/8/2025 11:49:25 AM EDT
Anyone care to recommend an aluminum anodizing kit for doing your own parts?  Seems it's getting harder to find companies who are willing to do gun parts these days.
Thanks for reading.
4/8/2025 2:43:46 PM EDT
[#1]
Tagging.

I did a lower receiver myself with battery acid, battery charger, lye, and 5 gal buckets. Used Caswell dye. Worked well, but the color didn't end up how I really wanted, thinking about re-doing it at some point.
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4/23/2025 12:37:55 AM EDT
[#2]
if I'm just going to OST, I might as well be helpful.

https://support.caswellplating.com/portal/en/kb/articles/lcd-anodizing-instructions
Disclaimer - OP is bad at knowing things, and might catch on fire.
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4/25/2025 6:35:18 PM EDT
[#3]
Caswell.

I used a battery charger and battery acid and it works well, but a Caswell kit would undoubtedly be more controllable.

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