bri91xj

not good, if anyone has experience with this, please help, i got the acid mized good, and used a 10 amp 12V charger, used foil for my ground, left it in for aobut 25 mins, then had my dye waiting, mixed it and heated it then kept it on low heat when i put in my part, after awhile, no COLOR !! so i went ahead and boiled it
any help or input?
thanks
Brian

purewrath

i would have gotten it done for you, isnt it kidn of dangerous witht eh acid and the elctricity?

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bri91xj

it can be dangerous, as long as you are safe around it and keep some baking soda on hand, i used rubber gloves.
Do you mean you can actually have this done or are you saying that i should have had it done by someone?
I just wanted to see if i could do it. if i can get it to work its alot cheaper
well if anyone has any advice, i'm open for suggestions

thanks alot
brian

TrueLife

your a brave man, i'll give you that

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bri91xj

well thanks, i didn't think it was bad, i was nervous, but its easy once you get it going and get a routine, get your positive and negative set in the acid wash, so they don't touch, and your fine, the acid is diluted in water so its not as harmful once its mixed, but still can be nasty, i splashed a litte on my finger and dunked it in baking soda quick, it neutralizes the acid,
I'm gonna get some scrap aluminum and different dye and try it again, and maybe a better battery charger.
I'll post again when i try it if i have any results

Its not too bad of a project to try and cheap if you have a battery charger

brian

exospex

You can't use foil as a gound. It is aluminum, and it will anodize itself in the solution and lose conductivity (the anodize layer is non-conductive). Try using titanium wire as a ground, it will not anodize and it will maintain conductivity.

bri91xj

i was working off two sets of instructions, one said to use a piece of lead, other said to use the foil. So i'l try the Titanium wire next time. And would lead work too?
Is about 20 mins long enough to keep it i nthe bath?
I did a stock spyder body with factory anno on it. i read later that it wont conduct electricity with that layer, but the acid bath romoved it, so i sanded it down again and it should be ready for next time.
And i'll buy a new charger, what size wire is good to use?
i have a really thick Aliminum wire right now,

sslecyk03

save yourself the time and just get in annodized by someone that knows what they are doing

bri91xj

i don't want to spend the money, and it would be cool if i could learn how to do it myself, if not, its not really that important, i'll paint it.