Paul F, about the new u2Pod...

[Racer X]

or, it could be black chroming.

I haven't seen one in person, so i can't guess any more than that.

[MGS_forgot_password]

I'm not clicking any link to anus.com while I'm at work.

[Paul F.]

Powder coating or black chroming are also possible...
I think black-chroming takes some nasty chemical baths, so from a manufacturing standpoint, that might not be a good way to go.

Powder coating is a neat process...

[BigGuynRusty]

[quote MGS_forgot_password]I'm not clicking any link to anus.com while I'm at work.
You posted in the wrong forum dude, PoopChute forums are down the hall. (-:

BGnR

[BigGuynRusty]

[quote Paul F.]Powder coating or black chroming are also possible...
I think black-chroming takes some nasty chemical baths, so from a manufacturing standpoint, that might not be a good way to go.

Powder coating is a neat process...
But Powder Coating reeks when it is baking!
The stench never leaves the oven.
Ask my buddy who had to buy a new oven for his wife, after baking his valve covers!

BGnR

[$tevie]

[quote BigGuynRusty]Ask my buddy who had to buy a new oven for his wife, after baking his valve covers! Oh is that what kids are calling it these days?

[Racer X]

[quote BigGuynRusty][quote Paul F.]Powder coating or black chroming are also possible...
I think black-chroming takes some nasty chemical baths, so from a manufacturing standpoint, that might not be a good way to go.

Powder coating is a neat process...
But Powder Coating reeks when it is baking!
The stench never leaves the oven.
Ask my buddy who had to buy a new oven for his wife, after baking his valve covers!

BGnR
Wouldn't a few self-cleaning cycles do the trick?



and even after scrubbing out the dishwasher after washing the intake and heads, they still bitch. I wrote the check for that dishwasher in 2002, so IT IS MINE!

[vision63]

Did someone say "black" metal?

[testcase]

Stainlees steel can be chemically blackened. It's commonly done on some SS used in firearms. A Google search will show some sources. It would be no problem for an OEM. As a DIY project, follow product directions carefully and keep the chemicals away from areas you don't want affected.

[Paul F.]

testcase;
The "dirty little secret" of firearms refinishing is that most of the time, when you see "blued stainless" it's one of two processes;
Plating with iron, then traditional caustic salt blueing (sometimes both done in the same bath), or a rather thin black phosphate finish that's not very durable.

I think the "quickie do it yourself" stainless bluing products are a phosphate finish.

I could be wrong... been a while since I did any blueing or extensive metal finishing lately...