that was my thoughts too. meaning ability to do one side only.
depends on the plastic. Lol, just ask Mr. Heisenberg!!
Other way around for Heisenberg / Breaking Bad. He told Jessie to buy a plastic tub for dissolving the body in. Jessie ignored that & dumped the body and acid in a regular bathtub.
But that was a TV show. And as is often the case with TV writers, the details, exact information was just made up / wrong.
reality and tv never touch spheres
i was just bringing up possible problems with that option to consider before trying. I also want a specific look that anodizing doesnât give. From reading about the process and using it on different metals or alloys. most commercial services use different strength acids to have different structure of the oxide that is created through electrochemical process. aluminum is best with acidic solution and magnesium can be done with acid or base. the growth of the oxide layer is determined by the ph of the solution and the voltage applied. if dyeing is needed they have to stick with more acidic solutions to create the holes/drills where the dye will collect and then covered with sealant as the dye will come off. there are some solutions that does not create holes so you get a color of just the oxide only as dye will not adhere. I pulled this from a book on finishing: âthe âcolorsâ of most magnesium anodizing processes are not aestheticâ. the oxide on the aluminum is going to look very different to the oxide on the magnesium alloy. especially if the alloy is not consistent. so for the same thickness you could get different oxide colors. and repeatability is not something they can guarantee. the darker the oxide the darker the dye you have to use. so if you want to add a light color dye you need to make sure all the oxide is not darker than the dye as it will change the color going from light to dark oxide colors. and the color range per thickness is different from pure aluminum to aluminum alloys and magnesium to the magnesium alloy. color matching is going to be a huge pain. then talking about an at home process will never give you the level of precision needed to get both metal parts the same oxide color. which you will need to match the finished color after dye is applied and sealed. I will back off on the plastic and magnetic parts as there are several ways to mask them where no possible damage can occur from contact with solution by tape or waxes and such.
this is for results that are consistent between laptops and doubt the recycled aluminum would be a pure high grade version so oxides will be different color with different batches.
if you know a specific company that guarantees color matching of different metals then please pass along the link as i would really appreciate learning how they operate differently than others.
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I forgot you wanted electric blue. And ideally a particular one matched to other items you already have.
I was thinking just black, as the OP has done. Differences in material is easier when youâre trying for basic black. I think you just flood it with max dye & hopefully the only differences you have are slight surface / flatness differences and maybe a slight hue difference under bright light. If you want different materials to match exactly, I think you do need to go for coatings rather than anodizing (or spend an unreasonable amount of time & effort matching anodizing in a one-off project). But anodizing has superior strength, resistance to wear. To deal with the different materials, I wouldnât try to match. Electric blue splatter anodized lid for exciting pizzazz with a black base that just stays out of the way visually.
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if your intended color is black you can reach that for both metals but there will be some differences which will become evident when finished.
another quote i found :
" While both aluminum and magnesium can be black anodized, achieving the exact same finish on both metals is not guaranteed due to inherent differences in their chemical composition, meaning the final black color might vary slightly between the two materials, even when using the same anodizing process; aluminum is generally considered the better choice for consistent black anodizing results."
also OP did not anodize but rather used powder coating to achieve his look.
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It doesnât have to be Framework themselves to do the work. Just an option, even by a third party, would be cool. Sometimes third parties can do the wicked stuff, like crazy colors or schemes where the manufacturer canât help out his customers. Thatâs totally fine with me.
And no, I wasnât referring to the powder coating costs. My comment was meant as a answer but unfortunately I made a mistake and did a thread reply. Sorry for that.
Iâve considered doing a custom mechanicus inspired paintjob on mine.
thats great! make sure to take picture along the process so we can enjoy with you 