FAQ's

What is ARC Direct?

For years ARc Anodizing has bee producing fully custom ano jobs on projects for customers. We often get asked if these finished projects are for sale and since it has always been cutsomer owned projects the answer has always been "no".

ARC Direct is our avenue to work directly with manufactures across multiple industries to bring you fully custom, brand new items, at a price point much cheaper than you would be able to find anywhere else. Instead of having to buy your own products and send them for in customization, we are offering the same great products already customized and ready to ship. Each item on ARC Direct is a physical item and ready to ship. No more waiting weeks or months for a preorder or sent in work to be turned around.

Dont know exactly what you want but know you want something nobody else has? ARC Direct lets you browse custom 1 of 1 products so you dont have to imagine what it will look like when it's finsihed. We have also compailed over 10 years work of ARC Anodizing work into filterable galleries for you to gather inspiration. Seach by paintball marker type to see work done on similiar markers as yours. Know you like a certain color but dont know what you want? You can also filter our galleries by colors and different type of anodizing techniques such as fade, splatters, etc. Wether you use ARC Anodizing or not we wanted to provide you with tools to help you visualize endless customization options.

What is Anodizing?

Anodizing is a corosion and scratch resistent treetment for aluminum that can be customized with different colors, patterns, images, etc.

Unlike coatings like paint, powdercoat, and cerakote, anodizing is bonded to the aluminum through a specific chemical reaction so it will never peel, flake, or rub off.

What can be anodized?

Anodizing can be done to anything aluminum or titanium. However, the processes for each material is very different. The colors and effects possible are also different.

At Arc Anodizing we specialize in aluminum graphic anodizing.

6061 aircraft grade aluminum is your typical gold standard aluminum alloy blend. Aluminum also comes in other 6000 series alloys as well as 7000 series and 200 series, all of which can be anodized.

Cast aluminum can also be anodized however the grain structure of the aluminum can be very unpredicatable after the forging process and these defects can appear in the final product even with the best surface preperation. Therefore, we highly recommend that anything you anodize be of high grade billet machines aluminum.

What is the lasering service?

With our brand Arc Anodizing, we try to add more and more value to our customers.

We have aquired several CO2 lasering machines to use in conjunction with our anodzing line to offer more customization options. Our lasers have large work areas to accomidate big parts as well as rotary mounts for round objects.

In the past if you wanted a simple white logo or markings added to you product you would need to have it completly reanodized and the markings put into anodizing. Now we can either take you currently anodized products and add the appropiate marking, saving you money. Or add lasering along with out custom anodizing service.

How long does it take?

If you are purchasing an Arc Direct product you item is ready to ship and will be processed immediately.

For anodizing or lasering services our turn around times vary based on current work volume and difficulty of the job. You can expect atleast a couple weeks for your items to be inventoried, prepped, colored and cleaned. When recieveing a quote we will let you know our current wait times.

How do I get a quote?

To reviece a quote for either our anodizing or lasering services simply send us a message on the Arc Anodizing facebook page or arc_anodizing instagram page.

Our social pages are the best place to reach us and communicate as we can send reference photos back and forth faster and easier.

Alternatively you can email us at: Arcanodizing@gmail.com

Please include what items you have that would like customized as well as how you would like them colored.

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