Who's got the inside scoop on "dyeing" engine cases?

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Edited Date/Time 3/1/2015 9:12pm
I see a lot of the factory bikes with different colored engine cases.. not from paint. From what I've gathered there's different chemicals you can use to achieve a certain color? Any of you know how to do this?





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rmartin517 2/18/2015 7:50pm
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They are special coatings. Anodising, akodised, and special coating that help protect alluminum and magnesium parts.
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Digger29 2/19/2015 5:36am
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99% of the cases on the factory bikes are akodised and Hinson does it for the factory teams.
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Bruce372 2/19/2015 11:00am
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Dungeys MXDN RMZ looks painted or powder coated???

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AS64 2/19/2015 1:11pm
2/19/2015 1:11pm Edited Date/Time 2/19/2015 1:18pm
Thanks for the replies, guys! Cool
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jhansen510 2/20/2015 8:44am
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I know some anodize them to get that look also. (See docwobs RM 250 AF build). I think the factory bikes are akadized as Digger29 said!
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Cmiller493 2/20/2015 11:35pm
2/20/2015 11:35pm Edited Date/Time 2/20/2015 11:36pm
Acid can do some neat things as well...try it out sometime just remember to wear a breathing mask haha
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ML512 3/1/2015 9:05pm
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Digger29 wrote:
99% of the cases on the factory bikes are akodised and Hinson does it for the factory teams.
Digger is spot on. Hinson sends off Kawasaki and KTM's cases to the same person that does their akodizing.
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rohleder644 3/1/2015 9:12pm
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Besides being trick as hell, what's the point of akodizing?

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