I'm wanting to mod my current build and make it water cooled and anodize the compression fitting and the GPU and CPU water block for a nice contrast to the matte black of my computer. I don't know if the process will hurt the parts though. Any Ideas?
That's good to know. I was worried that the acid might corrode the parts too much.
If you're gonna anondize it make it black for the radiator effect.
If you are really worried you could anodize it and then sand off where the gpu meets back to bare metal.
What are the parts made of ,aluminium ?or do you mean electroplating ?.I hope you do not plan doing it yourself.
Does anodizing add any thickness? Might effect threads on the connectors or seals on the block if it changes the tolerances.
Yes but we're talking microns so negligible.
Okay, just making sure.
Edit @ Benniboi it depends on the materials the parts are made of. Whether you like it or not.Aluminium can be anodized and some other metals too but not all. if the parts are made of copper or its alloy, you need other process to ''put'' another metal on it (you ''can'' oxidize it and get different color lol) . Compression fittings can come in various colours because main part is made of plated copper or brass and a cap which can be made of aluminium ( it doesnt have or at least shouldnt have any contact with liquid) and can be anodized. You cant expect that every chemical reaction /physics law or process applies to every element,material etc. the process might hurt your parts if you do it yourself. The main goal of both the processes is to cover reactive metal with a thin coat of less reactive stuff that protects it from unwanted chemical reactions (other less reactive metal or a passivation layer of metal oxide makes protects the main part from enviroment ,adding extra coloring is just an extra which can be done).
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I wanted to do a csgo fade effect
I'm going to do a test loop with test parts and run it for about 3 days and if it doesn't work then oh well there goes $50.
an if it does then cool. and I'm going to use aluminum parts.
Yea it should be fine, just make sure it's on there long enough and not a quick bathe. Here's what data I could find. Seems legit.
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/emissivity-coefficients-d_447.html
thats ok then just be sure to use anticorrosion additive if you plan to mix copper and aluminium in the same loop (radiators,fittings), by copper i mean its alloys including brass