Does anyone know about how much aluminum is included in the mk4 ?
I found a place that would anodize it for about a nickle a square inch or about $7. a foot. It sounds prety reasonable.
Thanks,
Jim
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Does anyone know about how much aluminum is included in the mk4 ?
I found a place that would anodize it for about a nickle a square inch or about $7. a foot. It sounds prety reasonable.
Thanks,
Jim
Keep in mind that decorative anodize is not a durable surface - it's easily scratched. You sure wouldn't want to do it to parts that aren't seen.
I can't imagine that the panels don't have scratches on them to start with and anodize will not fix that.
Last edited by DaveS53; 02-09-2018 at 11:19 AM.
I had all my aluminum panels powder coated both sides - total cost was around $400.
It should be more durable than powder coating.
At least that is what I thought.
More important than durability is that it is not repairable. Also, any sanding you do on the aluminum will really show when anodized.
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If you mean all the aluminum panels, it would probably amount to around 50 sq ft.
Dave
I’m in Ontario, Canada and paid about 400 cdn to get my panels powder coated here. Huge price discrepancies depending on who you get a quote from.
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