Re: thick coatings
Most run 68 to 72 degrees. I run mine at 58 to 62 degrees. I learned the majority on anodizing from Fibergeek before he passed on. When I first started, it was primarily to anodize golf putter heads that my brother makes. I needed a coating with the best durability. He recommended dropping the tank temp and go to a higher CD. The reasoning is the colder temp staves off dissolution and a higher CD grows the coating at a faster rate also decreasing dissolution. The end result is a coating with small pores. You just can't take it to far if you want to dye and get good coloring.
The putters are anodized to 1 mil at 8 ASF with a tank temp of 60 degrees. The only problem mentioned has been dings caused by impact with other clubs in the bag. There hasn't been any wear or color problems to date.
Steve
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