caustic soda

[BrianG]

Yesterday, I decided to de-anodize my extra Revo chassis and used Easy-Off and it worked great. All it took was about half of one can. Just make sure it contains Lye (or equivalent) - I've heard that some types use another chemical that might not work. It took 3 cycles of apply, wait 10 minutes, and rinse to get all the blue off though. But the end result wasn't pretty; it was all blotchy and almost looked rusted. A little elbow grease with some fine steel wool was needed to get a nice shine.

Now, I have to decide if I want to re-anodize it, chrome it, or even gold plate it. :) J/K; gold plating and chrome would be expensive and ugly IMO.

Anyway, just thought I'd share. :)