I forget how they make those photo-anodized nameplates. These are the
ones on aluminum, where the background ends up black anodize and the
writing is in aluminum.

I can see two ways- wonder which is actually used. Do they mask off the
writing, and then anodize the rest? Or do they anodize and dye the
whole thing first, and then etch away the writing area?

"Don Stauffer in Minneapolis" wrote in message
...
I forget how they make those photo-anodized nameplates. These are the
ones on aluminum, where the background ends up black anodize and the
writing is in aluminum.

I can see two ways- wonder which is actually used. Do they mask off the
writing, and then anodize the rest? Or do they anodize and dye the
whole thing first, and then etch away the writing area?

We used to anodize 30" square aluminum sheets for Lockheed in both red
and black colors. They would then apply photoresist to add the nomenclature
and etch back to give a white letter with the colored background.

Ed Angell

http://www.etch-o-matic.com/metallb.html

"Don Stauffer in Minneapolis" wrote in message
...
I forget how they make those photo-anodized nameplates. These are the
ones on aluminum, where the background ends up black anodize and the
writing is in aluminum.

I can see two ways- wonder which is actually used. Do they mask off the
writing, and then anodize the rest? Or do they anodize and dye the
whole thing first, and then etch away the writing area?

Ed Angell wrote:

"Don Stauffer in Minneapolis" wrote in message
...

I forget how they make those photo-anodized nameplates. These are the
ones on aluminum, where the background ends up black anodize and the
writing is in aluminum.

I can see two ways- wonder which is actually used. Do they mask off the
writing, and then anodize the rest? Or do they anodize and dye the
whole thing first, and then etch away the writing area?


We used to anodize 30" square aluminum sheets for Lockheed in both red

and black colors. They would then apply photoresist to add the nomenclature
and etch back to give a white letter with the colored background.

Ed Angell


Thanks, Ed.