anodizable tippmann bodies?

[moving_target]

My Googlefu is incredibly weak right now. But I was talking with a buddy about tippmanns, and we both seem to remember that the metal in the 98 and a5 not taking anodization very well. Which got us thinking about aftermarket bodies, especially if there were any made out of machines aluminum or the like. Figured I would see if the MCB hive mind has any intel

[Grendel]

That is correct consider their bodies not anodiz-able

[Trbo323]

Yeah, we talked at length about this roughly 2 years ago if my memory is right. I can't remember the exact reason why but the conclusion was they won't take the anno

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[KMDPB]

You can anno the 68 carbine and the other extruded tippmann bodies.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Cerokote it.. cheap and durable

[Chuck E Ducky]

I want to see an AKA tippman frame. If anyone would have one it’s MCB

[Fubarius]

Not AKA, but J&J. Has a built in RT ram, but I didn't bother to hook it up since I was building a mag fed and the shorty mags would just get used up too fast.

[moving_target]

Thanks for the input. So looks like we got aluminum frames but not bodies, for it.

Definitely knew it was the kind of dumb crazy thing, but sometimes that's what nostalgia is looking for.

[William the Third]

Tippmann clamshell bodies are basically "pot metal", which makes it impossible to get good results when attempting to anodize them.

[PBGunny]

I think it is the zinc or lead content in the metal that won't let it conduct the electrical current used in anodizing process.

[KMDPB]

Silicon, the metal is A356 aluminum

[Myrkul]

Annodizable: Pro-Am, Pro-lite, 68-Carbine, Pro-Carbine.

Source: My Bonzai Splash 68 Carbine


Not annodizable: 98 and later. Those prefer Powder coat, and "Full Retard" levels of hand sanding and hand filing.

Source: My 98s.





Rattle can/painting/cerokote always ends up chipping and flaking after heavy play. powder coat holds up wayyy better, but still isn't as good as anno. The last good Tippmann was the Pro-carbine.

[Chuck E Ducky]

That splash in the Carbine is amazing!

[CustomPaintballMarkers]

How would I go about cutting a 98 like that purple one?

[Myrkul]

Chuck E Ducky Thank you!

@CustomPaintballMarkers

Here is the old build thread for it.

Pile of Poo Contest - Myrkul's beater tippmann - mcarterbrown.com - Best Paintball Forum on the Internet https://share.google/JE1O1CKzycsPndfmM

[Trbo323]

The idea of an aftermarket Tippmann 98 body is so insane that someone must have done it and gone out business already doing it, right? Making $150 bodies for $149 guns? Please tell me this has happened and please tell me how much hand filing had to be done to get them to work.

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https://mcsus.com/products/tacamo-bl...conversion-kit

They are still producing these out looks like. It at least have a large enough back stock to keep them up for sale. My brother in law got one back in the mid 2000s

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[russonti]

i remember back in the day people use to bake tippman 98 body's in the oven to get a unique look

[Ecapnation]

There is one option for billet Tippmann 98/a5 bodies...

Qloader QSI.

[Trbo323]

i remember back in the day people use to bake tippman 98 body's in the oven to get a unique look

What does that do? Have a picture?

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[russonti]

I sold my tippmann 98 custom before it was a thing. But i remember seeing pictures and articles online. It darkened the paint but not all uniform so it had a light/dark fade everywhere or kinda patina look. Some people also had results where the paint would have hairline cracks kind of like a splash anno but with cracks. it definitely gave a unique look. almost like a rat rod or antique look. I wish i would have done it back then. Maybe i'll buy one for cheap and try it sometime

[FlightMedic938]

Trbo323 I saw on FB somebody do it recently and he described it as “patina”. Looked good!