anodizer

[pintbuster]

Anybody know a shop with a website that isn't facebook?
Just need basic black for a few parts, nothing fancy.

[JeepDVLZ45]

I used Arc. Ryan is on Facebook and Instagram, no website, but I just emailed him at: Arcanodizing@gmail.com

Ryan is really good at getting back in a reasonable amount of time.

[Jonnydread]

Yeah he's quite responsive compared to others, quality work too. I've been waiting for Blizzard to get back to me for like 3 years lol

[Chuck E Ducky]

Hellion360 Use’s a company that’s really good. They do a lot of industry work and are super responsive from what I have been told.

If you look in his FS thread there are a bunch of examples of there work. After Slims I’m pulling my Phantom apart to send to them I want that Fly Deep Maroon color on my custom Phantom.

[pintbuster]

That guy is squared away, and I was planning to hit him up anyway. I will see what he says.

[punkncat]

If all you need is a basic black, no finishing/polishing etc. I suggest looking in your local directories under anodizing. I found a place nearby that does window extrusions and some basic accent parts for car and motorcycle enthusiasts. They have been in business a LONG time, had a very low vat fee, did great work with a super fast 2 day turnaround at the time.

[pintbuster]

That's a good idea, probably what I am looking for.

[iamthelazerviking]

Precision Color Techniques. Used them some years back for just single color one offs, but they did great and prices super fair.

https://pctanodizing.com/

[Hellion360]

If you are doing gloss black then PCT is a really good choice.

[shooter311]

I had some Chrome grip frames that were a mess. I asked several well known paintball anodizers for a quote to strip them and finish them with a dust black. Every quote was more than it would have cost to just buy brand new frames. I called my local Cerakote place to see if they would strip it, then I would send it off for anodizing. He talked me into letting him cerakote them as well, which I was against at first until he showed me some of his work. Long story short, he took about 2 weeks and they are great. The coating is super strong and I am extremely happy with it.

I since had a Mag done in chameleon and he will be doing a handful of my cockers as soon as I get some back from a machinist. The guy I went to does mail in work, but you could also check locally for Cerakote shops.


The shop I go to and highly recommend: https://www.barefootcustomcoatings.com/

[ketzer7]

Not to thread hijack, but what's the ballpark folks paid to have stuff anodized in the past from some of the typical names in paintball?

I know it will vary based on number of parts and how complicated of a pattern you want, but just curious what people had done and what it cost to get a ballpark idea.

[pintbuster]

Not a hijack, that is a solid relevant question. I will post my quote for basic black on raw parts from a quality shop, you can ballpark from there.