Gunsmithing Anyone know a legit anodizing provider?

[pmclaine]

Looking to have a builder send a DBM to an anodizing company that will do legit Type III hard anodizing.

There are some here in MA but if anyone has experience with someone capable of mil.spec. Industrial hard anodizing in black/dark gray my hope is your good experience will be my good experience.

Thank you!

 

[Jnull]

I’d like to find someone as well. I need to get a winch shackle mount done

 

[corey4]

Pittsburgh Anodizing Company

Making Innovation meet Expectation since 1990

pghanodizing.com

i see thier trucks all the time as i live in the area but i know nothing about the company. i did call them a few years ago for dirt bike parts to get blue anodizing but i never followed thru.

 

[longshot2000]

Most of the anodizers require a setup and minimum charge. Those who take one offs are of questionable quality, especially if you are doing colors. There are some who do black pretty well, but I would not expect milspec.

I have heard from others that these guys do black anodizing well, but have no direct experience. Outlaw Anodizing

If timing is not important, I am happy to include anyone's products in the next batch we send for anodizing. No charge, you just pay shipping, but must be willing to wait. We send batches to anodizing every quarter. We pull whatever we have to send off. Mostly AR15 upper receivers. But, we are a small shop, when it comes to anodizing.

 

[HogsLife]

I’ve had quite a few lowers done by Dave Montana @ Hunter Rifle Works. He does great work! Knocks it out fast and has really impressed with his ability to get the right shades of ano depending on the era. Of the build.

Highly recommend

 

[Lapuapalooza]

Contact

Here’s who a lot of local guys are using.

 

[DustBun]

After struggling to find someone willing to return a call or email I ended up going with Vegas Metal Finishing. I had them blast and Type III hardcoat five parts in black. I paid the expedite fee and they did them in under a week. I will receive the parts on Thursday and let you know how they turned out, but I anticipate they will be good quality based on their knowledge when I spoke to them.

 

[pmclaine]

All good info here.

Looking to hear about Vegas.

 

[MK20]

I haven't used these guys but have heard good things. They are right down the road.

Local Anodizing Shop | Coeur D’Alene, ID | Deming Industries Inc.

Deming Industries, Inc. provides you the opportunity to obtain the anodized appearance of your choice. Call us at (208) 664-8121 in Coeur D’Alene, ID.

www.demingindustries.com

 

[DustBun]

UPS just delivered, I was wondering if they were going to make it.

On the receivers there is a slight greenish hue which I am actually okay with. The receivers were 7075. The KAC URX 3.1 is 6061 and doesn't have as much green hue. The receivers were machined billet and I sanded them some to get the machining marks out. The blasting that they did took out all the imperfections. I am very pleased with the results. I'll be busy this weekend putting them together. It has been a long process to get to this point. Hope this helps.

AS SHIPPED

RECEIVED

 

[DustBun]

Attached is their price list and requirements also.

 

[Raffy]

I apppreciated the part about non communist states. I sorrow for those living under the iron fist of communism.

 

[DustBun]

UPDATE: The previous pictures I took were under incandescent lighting which showed a slight greenish hue. I just took a picture in natural lighting outside. It is not as black as I had hoped and it has a slight brownish/bronze hue. I will call them later today to see if anything can be done and provide another update. I don't necessarily mind the color, they are going to get beat up some anyway.

 

[pmclaine]

UPDATE: The previous pictures I took were under incandescent lighting which showed a slight greenish hue. I just took a picture in natural lighting outside. It is not as black as I had hoped and it has a slight brownish/bronze hue. I will call them later today to see if anything can be done and provide another update. I don't necessarily mind the color, they are going to get beat up some anyway.

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I see the “brown” some….but probably only cause you have me looking for it.

 

[6.5SH]

UPDATE: The previous pictures I took were under incandescent lighting which showed a slight greenish hue. I just took a picture in natural lighting outside. It is not as black as I had hoped and it has a slight brownish/bronze hue. I will call them later today to see if anything can be done and provide another update. I don't necessarily mind the color, they are going to get beat up some anyway.

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Oil it yet?

 

[DustBun]

Oil it yet?

I have not. I was going to use one of my silicone cleaning cloths on it today and see what it does, then I will try some oil. Thanks. Although they are not quite as black as my other rifles, they did come out good. Vegas Metal Finishing did a good job.

 

[pmclaine]

Trigger guard on its way to Vegas Metal finishing.

Thank you!

 

[WindstormSCR]

This is great info. I'll have a few prototype parts for the MDRX to send out in a couple weeks, will probably be sending them to VMF if my local lead doesn't pan

 

[pmclaine]

Las Vegas Metal did right by me....

I think they saw the part and might have said to themselves "Shirley he can't really want this to be mil-spec flat anodized like an M4?"

A little shinier than I desired but not too far off from a 60s Remington look.