Cheers for the heads up on the spray paint.
Another option would be to powder-coat the brackets. The coating is very durable... but there is a slight problem there as well. In order for the powder to attach itself to the surface before it's baked, the part would need to be able to pass a charge. A bracket looses its conductivity once it's been anodized, so you'd have to acid strip it regardless.
I can't wait to see your popcorn popper head... sounds great!
Nice work Matt! Wish I had half your knowledge of electronics, servos and brackets! (it would serve me a lot).
Honestly, I just get as much hands on experience I can and force myself to do a lot of reaserch ...and there's still so much more to learn!
Statistics: Posted by bauermech — Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:58 pm
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I only did it for time reasons and the fact that I can soak the parts in Propanol to return the original finish. The paint will scratch and chip off as time goes on. If you have no option but to paint, sand the surfaces thoroughly and prime w/ an epoxy primer suited for your finish paint. It will hold up better that way. Your best bet is to strip the anodized layer off the brackets and re-anodize them. An anodization plant could do both for you. NOTE: when a part is anodized, it actually alters the top layer molecularly... when you strip the anodized layer off, you will loose a fraction of material each time it's done. With material this thin, I wouldn't change colors too often.
