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Last edited by Col_Crocs; 08-01-12 at 20:42. Reason: scratch previous comment... already asked and answered
How can COLT or anyone else for that matter anodize an actual pattern like that multi-cam/real-tree type they did...
I'm fairly familiar with the whole process and I can't for the life of me figure it out... unless they are using a water transfer type film for the dying/printing process after the initial etching.... as in.... etch to the specified mil thickness then instead of dipping it in a heated dyeing solution, they dip it into a water transfer film and that is absorbed into the "corrosion" instead of a standard dye... its that or they are actually taking the time to anodize specific colors in specific orders for patterns or some type of splash effect.... which I can see as being very labor intensive and not really cost effective...
any info?
that definitely isn't Type3-Hardcoat is it?
Last edited by Reagans Rascals; 08-02-12 at 00:00.
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I have yet to see an anodize version of tan/FDE that looks right. To me they end up looking too bronze/gold looking. The plastic parts never look right next to it.
Cerakote aint paint. They have something special there. That heat cure and inorganic backbone make it a really tough coating. Plus they have their Stealth modification for IR camo that you can use on the whole gun, not just the aluminum parts.
Anodizing is a great finish but a coating like cerakote does stuff that anodizing can't.
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It depends on the pattern and the person doing the work. For anno that is in a digi like in the picture they will use a film like taping off something for painting. It just has to be strong enough to hold up to the process. Designs like splashes some places use a substance like hot glue.
If you want to see some truly amazing anno jobs look at some pics from companies who do paintball markers. Those company's will also do receivers. The colors you see that have multi colors it is type II. Type III is only available in a very few colors from what i have heard but i have only seen grey and black.
It is a two step process it is put in the hot electrified tank to apply anno then put in a dye tank.
Last edited by jstone; 08-02-12 at 03:32. Reason: add info
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