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Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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Hi all, how do you strip anodisation? Anyone uses sodium hydroxide?

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Natural, worn-out look of my first EDC that was gifted to me:

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Iā€™m sorry. I didnā€™t explain.

The black areas were masked with silicone lubricant before immersion in sodium hydroxide.

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Led is original NW XHP 35. I modified the driver using an R100 and now I get 144 KCd (749m) reading 3,85A at the tail.

I really love this flashlight for its balance between throwing, size and runtime.

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This is very intriguing to me :slight_smile:

So if I want to take anodization off certain part of the flashlight I just use silicone grease (or please recommend proper adhesive) and then I apply it to every part except the one I want to remove (like anodized part with Chinglish logo on flashlight) and then I throw it to sodium hydroxide bath?

Lfatman pretty pleaseā€¦ Does in your experience such procedure removes logo from aluminum, and how long it got to be immersed and what would be proper mix?

I never seen such modā€¦ Very interesting indeed :+1:

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Logo will not vanish, different techniques, I have started a thread on it, they are make with laser engraving and or a special UV paint that gets hard. Complete removal not possible.

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This is the first time I use this masking method. Maybe other greasy substances, such as petroleum jelly or lithium grease could be used.

I do not have a fixed proportion in the dilution. I mix a small handful of sodium hydroxide in a liter of water at room temperature and submerge the piece to be treated controlling the time with direct vision. Once I like the result I submerge it in a bucket of water and wash it under the tap.

Please: Always in a ventilated environment and using safety goggles and gloves.

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I usually do logos with 150, 220, 400 grit + polishing + nitro matte paint (almost no visible difference from anodizing)

I also tried aluminum Birchwood bluing which works but not at the desired black tone(significantly visually different from anodizing)

And I am considering at using diy sticker with 2 part epoxy as adhesive.

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Thanks for the answer.
I asked as I have recently received one of these lights with XHP35 HI and Iā€™m totally underwhelmed with it. Its a nice light but throw which is supposed to be 700 meters is pitiful. The only way it would throw 700 meters is if I threw it over the edge of the Grand Canyon.
From memory it was drawing about 2.5 amps at the tailcap.
Is there a picture of your mod anywhere?

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http://www.forolinternas.com/viewtopic.php?p=200051#p200051

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Wowā€™ very nice looking lights guy! :+1:

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strip, polished add Maxtoch xm 26mm dd xml2 u4 1a solder MCPCB to the pill.

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I like it tim70. :+1:

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Thank MRsDNF! :wink:

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Baked jaxman x1 host, xhp35 hi 6500k with H2-C driver.

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Wow, this came out really nice!!

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Thank KawiBoy!

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What a great color on that X1 :+1: , I have one with the same setup but itā€™s still black maybe itā€™s time to turn on the oven.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thank khas! Yes I think itā€™s time for yours in oven :smiley: