What's inside
- ✓Zero-assumption fundamentals — anodizing GROWS an oxide (part is the ANODE), it doesn't deposit metal
- ✓Two-step method: clear sulfuric anodize, then AC electrolytic coloring
- ✓AC deposits metal (tin/nickel/cobalt) in the pore bottoms — durable, lightfast color
- ✓Color depth set by coloring TIME/voltage, NOT coating thickness (consistent, alloy-independent)
- ✓The modern architectural color standard — superb bronzes and blacks
- ✓The three coloring routes compared (dye vs integral vs two-step electrolytic)
- ✓AAMA 611 Class I; metal-salt-bath safety (Ni/Co), AC electrical hazard, and waste
- ✓20-question completion test, answer key, and certificate of completion
- ✓Available in English and Spanish (professional shop-floor Spanish)
- ✓Instant digital PDF download
Training Manual
Two-Step Electrolytic Color Anodizing — The Complete Training Manual
A 55-page, plain-language training manual for two-step electrolytic color anodizing — the modern architectural color standard. Written in a friendly, “for-dummies” style that assumes zero prior knowledge, it re-teaches the anodizing fundamentals (the part is the ANODE; you GROW an oxide out of the aluminum) and then teaches the two-step method: (1) a normal clear sulfuric (Type II) anodize, then (2) an AC electrolytic coloring bath that deposits metal (tin, nickel, or cobalt) deep in the pores — giving durable, lightfast colors from champagne through bronzes to a superb black. The defining idea: color depth is set by the coloring TIME and voltage, not by the coating thickness — which is why two-step is far more consistent and alloy-independent than integral color, and why it took over architectural work. Covers the AC-coloring mechanism, the three coloring routes compared, AAMA 611 Class I, and metal-salt-bath safety/waste. Ends with a 20-question completion test, answer key, and a printable certificate of completion.
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