[TheForge] Aluminium

[Mark A. Pesetsky]

Thanks for the advice Andy, and all..

I have not yet, nor will I, introduce any heat to the frame. All I have
done thus far has been some wet hand sanding w/600 grit. I don't have a
blast cabinet but I could look into that as well as the anodizing.

Thanks Again All
Mark





	Then bead blast it.  That will provide a very nice matte finish.
You 
could then have the frame anodized, which will eliminate corrosion 
concerns.  You can have it anodized in all manner of cool colors, too.
:)

	Be careful with heat.  You don't want to draw the temper,
especially in 
a critically stressed area such as the head tube.  I was once on a 
double metric (130 miler) through Marin county and some poor slob had 
their head tube leave the scene and they did a face-plant into the side 
of the mountain.  Very nasty result, I might add.  Never found out if 
they lived or died - it was THAT bad.  Be careful.