White Anodizing?

[e-hose]

Can you anodize white? I dont know but i think my angel would look dead sexy annoed white w/ a matching A.I.R. Anybody else think so?

[dark2k2LCD]

i would love that. like the DYE ultra light cocker looks very sexy

[e-hose]

i dont know why it couldnt be done....it would look so sexy. I should call all the companies and ask them

[Prophet]

I'm not sure you can do pure white, but an off-white or a light gray should be possible.

[dark2k2LCD]

why is that? isnt the dye ultra-light pure white? what complications are there?

[Prophet]

Not sure, I've never seen the pure white Dye Ultralight. Send me a link if you know of one.

The main thing is white dyes are rare. You'd probably have to use some weird chemicals.

[dark2k2LCD]

this little number is EXTREMELY rare and will set you back a good thousand.

[SkeL]

Isn't that called platinum?

[dark2k2LCD]

i'm not sure. it might be, but i think it is what e-hose is looking for. so it answers his question that you can have a white anno. (even if its called "platinum") it doesnt look silverish to me. i've never seen one myself though

[iceman12]

My friend has a Dye reflex cocker in that color and it's more like a silver dust color than white.

[Eyecare]

A somewhat white ano apparently exists but is extremely expensive. Most "white" ano is usually a very light silver ano over a dusted base. When the light hits it correctly it looks white.

[IanR]

Pure White is not possible. Ask any anno company. You can do a very light gray (like that dye) but not a REAL white...

[paintballguy990]

i wonder why that is? wouldnt u just have to anodize withought adding any other pigment to the coloring substance?

[IanR]

I don't know the real complicated details. Somebody explained it in the past- if you really care ask PK or somebody who does a lot of annodizing....

[dark2k2LCD]

well in that case, you can always use white spray-paint.

i see what you mean. this dark cocker is really "pewter"

http://warpedsportz.com/warped/800/Paintball/markers/cockers/DarkCocker/blastedsilverWT.jpg

[smartLCD]

is the barrel the same color? looks off 2 me... maybe i should g2sleep. now..lol.

[e-hose]

well this is just great.....no white LCD for me

[cody11scrappy]

btw, did you want a gloss white or like a flat white

[SeannyC]

I think the DYE cocker in that picture is powdercoated. Could be wrong though. Powdercoating is the cheapest way you can get a pure white. You can also get some sort of reflectice powdercoating that looks just like annodizing and is a lot more durable. This guy has done pure white and it looks pretty good:
http://www.kpcustoms.net

I know DYE also used to do a "clear" anno that was really close to white. Nothing pure white though.

Here's what a white-ish angel looks like

[e-hose]

either gloss or flat white. that angel looks platinum to me...btw who did the milling on that!!?? its sweet

[SeannyC]

look at K&P customs. they can do what your looking for.

I don't know who did the milling on that. All I know is that is was a European who milled that Angel during a tech class. Picture is probably about two or three years old.

[cody11scrappy]

that volumizer is the clear dye one, it looks more like a silver tho

[SkeL]

Verrry nice!

[dark2k2LCD]

Originally posted by SkeL
Verrry nice! execpt for that massive high rise

[Angehelic]

yea that last dark looks pretty white to me...there is a thread about it on pbnation

[z_mann_z]

The "white anodizing" you see is platinum dust, they get it by sand blasting it, doing a clear anno and then sandblasting it again. You can also get white powder coat, but that stains very easily and would be really dirty after like a month of play. My 2k2 timmy looks like it is white, it is just dust clear anno.

[MoogLe]

Originally posted by SkeL
Verrry nice!

heheh i was about to post that one
Originally posted by SeannyC
I think the DYE cocker in that picture is powdercoated. Could be wrong though. Powdercoating is the cheapest way you can get a pure white. You can also get some sort of reflectice powdercoating that looks just like annodizing and is a lot more durable. This guy has done pure white and it looks pretty good:
http://www.kpcustoms.net

I know DYE also used to do a "clear" anno that was really close to white. Nothing pure white though.

Here's what a white-ish angel looks like
daaamn that milling is BADASS!! awesomeon job by whoever did that

[silverdust03]

No such thing as white annodizing. Someone asked about it in a paintball mag, pb2xtreme I think, they put in calls to some of the better known customizers and they said white dye doesn't exist. There is however a Beadblast and Clear Ano combo that looks white. I think maxanodizing does it.

[Logan_Paintball]

alright you guys...i know that white anno can not be done...however, white powder coating can be done...it looks spectacular, i know this becuase my angel is that color, here is my gun right here:

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=301025&perpage=21&pagenumber=1

and dont you go copying me now, its my idea and my gun! hehe and yeah , that is my gun up there that is posted...and its not annoed or anything or clear annod or whatever, is powdercaoting! i will have other pics up later

[Logan_Paintball]

oh and yeah, it will be named "Storm Trooper Dark LCD" or "Storm Trooper Angel" i have dye black pieces that i will cover the gun in, rise, sight rail, volumizers, drop..and a black ball detent, i cant wait

[silverdust03]

That powdercoated body looks nice. Let us know how it looks after a couple months use.

http://www.maxanodizing.com/index2.html
pics of Beadblast Clear Anno on a ironman timmy with black accessories (Storm Trooper Timmy????)

[dixon]

I have a friend with a Refrigerator white autococker lol