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    alodine bare aluminum

    I'm going for correct. Doing alodine on any bare patches, zinc chromate then carc. That's what the guys in the service with painting experience (hmmwv's and aviation) say is used. My misunderstanding is what alodine really does. Does it etch it or provide a primer coating? Or both?
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    alodine bare aluminum

    I'll definitely use one of those on the smaller areas.
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    alodine bare aluminum

    It was 6061 aluminum plate, 1/8" thick. Alodine 1201. So you end up leaving all the alodine residue on the metal then? A gentle rinse doesn't take any off, a little pressure on the water will and a wipe takes almost all the coloring off. Why is it necessary to let the residue stay on there...
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    alodine bare aluminum

    Anyone out there with experience using alodine to prep their bare aluminum? I used alodine on some bare aluminum plate pieces I cut to reinforce my rear late style seat bases. Cleaned bare aluminum with water, then alcohol, then soaked in alodine for 10 minutes, then rinsed with water and...
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