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Title: White anodizing
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 24 June 2013, 18:47:35

Apparently it IS possible to get a very near white, but it's an expensive and lengthy process through bead blasting or acid etching. Presumably NASA has figured out another way to do it as well but the issue being the color molecules are 'unstable' and therefore don't last very long, i.e. wear off. Perhaps someday the dream of a pure white aluminum case will be realized, in the meantime here's a cool little article describing why it's scientifically impossible to create true white anodized aluminum.

http://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/tag/white-anodized-aluminum/ (http://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/tag/white-anodized-aluminum/)

Title: Re: White anodizing
Post by: gnubag on Mon, 24 June 2013, 19:11:00

QQ i want a white alu case
:(

Title: Re: White anodizing
Post by: calavera on Mon, 24 June 2013, 19:14:04

Nice article, very easy to understand for dummies like me.

Title: Re: White anodizing
Post by: SeriouSSpotS on Tue, 25 June 2013, 14:57:16

Inertresting, thanks for posting  :cool:

Title: Re: White anodizing
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Sun, 30 June 2013, 10:35:27

I'm sure Apple will find a way :3

Title: Re: White anodizing
Post by: Acetrak on Sun, 30 June 2013, 10:41:32

Very cool article. Too bad white anodizing is so hard to do. Oh well, at least aluminum case owners have the option to paint or powder coat it

Title: Re: White anodizing
Post by: The_Beast on Sun, 30 June 2013, 12:53:36

Yea, I ran into this article when I was looking at anodizing for my case. Very cool and easy to read post for someone who doesn't know a lot about anodizing