# Anodizing and Sandblasting!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513>\
**Category:** Vendor Marketplace\
**Created:** [December 30, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513 "2008-12-30T12:53:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![4g63girl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4g63girl/32/7483_2.png) [@4g63girl](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4g63girl)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/1 "2008-12-30T12:53:54Z")

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**Anodizing and Sandblasting!**

[www.STMDSM.com](http://www.STMDSM.com)  
(585) 730-4314

Great time to offer this as alot of people have their stuff all torn apart for winter!

We have Steve’s fuel rail here that we sandblasted and anodized black.

Please contact us for exact pricing (determined by the size, complexity, quality…) but this particular piece was sandblasted, anodized and shipped for $38 - just to give you an idea. Turnaround time was about a week.

I wish I had gotten a “before” picture to comapare… but we all know what a stock, corroded, dsm fuel rail looks like: Crap. And, now… Beautiful.

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/parts/b/stm_anodized_dsm_fuel_rail3.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/parts/b/stm_anodized_dsm_fuel_rail3.jpg)

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/parts/b/stm_anodized_dsm_fuel_rail2.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/parts/b/stm_anodized_dsm_fuel_rail2.jpg)

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/parts/b/stm_anodized_dsm_fuel_rail.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/parts/b/stm_anodized_dsm_fuel_rail.jpg)

If this is something you would be interested in, please contact us!

**Street Tuned Motorsports Inc.  
40 Stace Street  
Suite E  
Rochester, NY 14612**

[sales@streettunedmotorsports.com](mailto:sales@streettunedmotorsports.com)  
585 730 4314  
[www.STMDSM.com](http://www.STMDSM.com)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/2 "2008-12-30T12:58:46Z")

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:tup::tup:

any diff colors? (noob)

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**Author:** ![4g63girl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4g63girl/32/7483_2.png) [@4g63girl](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4g63girl)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/3 "2008-12-30T13:09:58Z")

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> [@maxwell](#):
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> :tup::tup:
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> any diff colors? (noob)

It would cost a whole lot more (to do just one item) but it can certaintly be done if you want to pay for it!

red  
blue  
green  
purple  
gold  
black  
(and i have to check on pink) 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/4 "2008-12-30T13:12:34Z")

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good to know, thanks.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/5 "2008-12-30T13:13:47Z")

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$38?!?!? That is super cheap! Nice!

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**Author:** ![jetlounge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jetlounge/32/4994_2.png) [@jetlounge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jetlounge)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/6 "2008-12-30T13:28:00Z")

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very reasonable pricing. stickying this for later.

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**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/7 "2008-12-30T13:37:53Z")

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what color is typically “on tap”, black as shown? how large of a piece can you handle?

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**Author:** ![Emery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Emery](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Emery)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/8 "2008-12-30T13:42:42Z")

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Black is the color that we run most so its the cheapest color to do. Im not sure how big of items we can handle but I will find out soon.

-Em

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/9 "2008-12-30T13:42:55Z")

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Do you have a real set up or a battery charger and a bucket of battery acid like me? lol

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**Author:** ![Emery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Emery](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Emery)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/10 "2008-12-30T21:14:32Z")

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We have teamed up with a local anodizing shop.

-Em

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/11 "2008-12-30T21:51:32Z")

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how about powder coating? I have a pile of stuff I need to get done this winter.

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**Author:** ![Tim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tim/32/5211_2.png) [@Tim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tim)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/12 "2008-12-30T23:23:30Z")

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Do you have any examples of the gold?

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/13 "2009-01-15T10:09:16Z")

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…For none other than the Evil TSI itself. ![http://www.mitsu-media.com/images/smilies/evilB.gif](http://www.mitsu-media.com/images/smilies/evilB.gif)

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/black_turbo.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/black_turbo.jpg)

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/black_turbo2.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/black_turbo2.jpg)

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/cory_parts.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/cory_parts.jpg)

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/cory_blasted_parts.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/cory_blasted_parts.jpg)

![http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/turbo_blasted.jpg](http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/z/anodizing_sandblasting/turbo_blasted.jpg)

Cory, your cover came out MINT!

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/14 "2009-01-15T10:11:26Z")

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can you guys check on something for me? I have some dzus fasteners I will be using on body panels… Can I anodize them? I dont want the shiny silver and I know paint will chip.

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**Author:** ![4g63girl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4g63girl/32/7483_2.png) [@4g63girl](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4g63girl)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/15 "2009-01-15T10:17:40Z")

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> [@mafdark](#):
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> can you guys check on something for me? I have some dzus fasteners I will be using on body panels… Can I anodize them? I dont want the shiny silver and I know paint will chip.

Yeah, that’s a teriffic idea actualy! And I bet that would look sweet.

As long as they are 100% aluminum, it can be done! How many pieces do you have? Can you drop them off at STM? If not, you could ship them to us and we’ll get them done for you and send them right back.

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/16 "2009-01-15T10:56:05Z")

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I can drop them off no problem. I’m not sure if they 100% aluminum i’ll have to do some research.

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/17 "2009-01-15T19:01:48Z")

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That is a great idea.

And that cover looks fantastic!!! Thanks guys!

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/18 "2009-01-15T19:04:02Z")

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> [@mafdark](#):
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> I can drop them off no problem. I’m not sure if they 100% aluminum i’ll have to do some research.

They’re steel so black chromate Zinc plating is the only way to go with them. Cory, I’m about to send you a PM on another topic in a minute.

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodizing-and-sandblasting/60513/19 "2009-01-15T19:48:11Z")

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what is the color yellow that you have? or do you have examples of all of them? thanks
