[buckeyevs]

Ok, this was my second try at anodizing and it seemed to work. It took black very well and then I boiled it in distilled water for 20-30 minutes.
During anodizing it was drawing a whapping 1/2 an amp, I calculated time and added a bunch since my practice piece was rough. I imediately put it in the dye and left it until it was very black.
Now, the dye was just a tub of 140* distilled water and your black dye which wasn't at 140* at the end, more like 100*. I didn't use any sealer.
The end result was a hard surface but when put in bleach the dye was removed. Does this mean the surface wasn't sealed or is bleaching aluminum oxide a no no? The piece has a copper color to it now.

I have LT sealer coming so maybe that will take care of this. The amperage seems very low also.