Anodizing??

[racerx573]

My friend wants to get his Dale frame anodized, does anybody know anyone who can do it?

[jarred15801]

heres one site i found but i dont know if its the right kind of anodizing like with colors

http://www.philarustproof.com/

[J-Nubs]

whats that do for the frame?rustproof it ? make it stronger ? just looks ?

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by J-Nubs
whats that do for the frame?rustproof it ? make it stronger ? just looks ?

Its mostly cosmetic. It will prevent corrosion, but mostly it is for looks. And it does nothing for the strength if the frame.

[racerx573]

Yeah he wants to get so (and I quote), "so I can be confident to say I have the trickest Dale ever made".

LOL

Powdercoating will make the frame lose tensile strength.

[muff]

Originally posted by J-Nubs
whats that do for the frame?rustproof it ? make it stronger ? just looks ?

it wouldnt rust because the cannondale frames are aluminum

what they said up there is all correct :D just for looks, just like what powdercoat is for us honda guys :devil:

[Pappy]

i made a few calls and inquired on doing a dale frame. the biggest obstacle with the anodizing was that the dale uses steel inserts in the bolts holes. a few people told me that this is a huge issue and they wouldnt preform the process on the frame.


im sure it can be done...but finding a company that can handle it and do it correctly maybe the biggest problem

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by racerx573
Powdercoating will make the frame lose tensile strength.

I'm not so sure about that, I dont think 20 minutes at 400F is going to change the strength of the frame any. And I dont think "tensile" strength cones into play on an ATV frame. Maybe you mean "shear" strength.

[queenjr]

I have had a lot of parts on my car anodized and I remember them telling me that steel would react bad to whatever it is they do during the process. I had to be sure to remove all steel before shipping the parts to them.

[muff]

Originally posted by soggyrider
I'm not so sure about that, I dont think 20 minutes at 400F is going to change the strength of the frame any. And I dont think "tensile" strength cones into play on an ATV frame. Maybe you mean "shear" strength.

the reason the aluminum cannondale frames are as strong as they are is because they are heat treated...pappys not talking about your average steel frame, the heat of the oven could possibly mess with the tensile strength of the alum. frame

[racerx573]

Originally posted by muff
the reason the aluminum cannondale frames are as strong as they are is because they are heat treated...pappys not talking about your average steel frame, the heat of the oven could possibly mess with the tensile strength of the alum. frame


Yep. My friend worked at Cannondale for a year as a test rider, so he probly knows more about Dales than anyone here. He can take a dale apart about as fast as I can take my R apart.

[muff]

Originally posted by racerx573
Yep. My friend worked at Cannondale for a year as a test rider, so he probly knows more about Dales than anyone here. He can take a dale apart about as fast as I can take my R apart.

wow thats awesome, my friend has a cdale and I went over to help him work on it and I was just clueless on what was goin on, we pulled the motor to do the stud update and I cant believe how many wires there were :eek2:

[danney f]

The question about powder coating an atv frame, made of heat treated aluminum, was asked on a Powder Coating forum. This is the reply that we got from a coating specialist of many years.

"nahhhhhhh. Just go for the lower temp/longer cure cycle and you'll be fine. Should be doing that on anything aluminum anyways. Remember to blast and degrease very well and leave the rest up to the mystical powder gods (aka: no, you shouldn't have any major issues with it) "

p.s.- lower temp to prevent outgassing from welds as well"
So can a Dale frame be powder coated? YES!

[440exnacsracer]

if i had a c-dale and wanted to do something with the frame...id get the mothers polish after it....polish it up really good and spray a laquer on it to protect it....just my 2ct