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Posted: 4/2/2013 3:26:54 PM EDT
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is there a down side to not anodizing a 80% lower. I plan to paint it with duracoat magpul fde. |
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Anodizing provides a number of benefits, primarily: Hard Surface Wear resistance some Lubricity Corrosion Resistance/protection Cerakote/Duracoat/Norrell's Moly Resin provide: Improved Wear resistance Improved Lubricity Corrosion Resistance/protection Expanded Color Selection So, the main difference is the hard surface provided by the anodization. It doesn't add strength to the aluminum, but makes it resistant to rubs, scrapes, abrasion and denting. Although applied coatings provide varying levels of protection against rubs, scrapes and abrasion, they don't provide much protect against dings and dents. To me, the ideal solution is to cerakote/duracoat/molycoat over anodization. Then you get the benefits of both. Personally, I used moly resin over the anodization and it works great, and I would expect the that cerakote/duracoat would yield similar results. That being said, I do have a few that I used the Moly Resin alone, with no anodization. It works fine, but the coating is more susceptible to scratching and impact damage, but if you aren't worried about the looks, then using the coatings alone aren't a problem. It's also cheaper if you don't have to worry about anodization. |
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