[R3L]

http://www.tanury.com/pvd_finishes.htm
http://www.tanury.com/

For reference.

[cutstep]

Originally Posted by Malitov

Theres lots of little shops that can do aurora just not paintball related shops. ODDpb will charge you an arm and a leg because aurora is supposedly uber hard to do. Just google pvd and look for companies that take single one off jobs. Some will charge considerably less than others so look around. If aurora was a hard and expensive as some would have us believe we wouldn't have $8 scissors and $20 zippo aurora lighters.

those are steel, and not aluminum... are you familiar with plating aluminum?

[R3L]

Originally Posted by cutstep

those are steel, and not aluminum... are you familiar with plating aluminum?

Seems like the shop I posted will PVD almost anything; metal, ceramic, glass, plastic or composite.

[Malitov]

Originally Posted by cutstep

those are steel, and not aluminum... are you familiar with plating aluminum?

I've read enough to know it can be tougher than other metals. However some of the prices ODD and others want to charge is outrageous compared to other shops I've looked into. Aluminum may be harder to do but it isn't impossible. As long as the person doing it is a professional and not attempting it in his garage.

[destroyer125]

I stripped one of the eclipse aurora barrel tips the other day for a customer and I was surprised on the way it stripped. The coating came off instantly revealing the chrome plate underneath.

[Malitov]

According to Tanury.com they will Aurora any marker for $400.

[cutstep]

ask them if they will fix it when you cant screw your barrel into your gun after they are done with the 'wet chemistry'

[quiksilver1011]

Originally Posted by brando78red

my baby

oh my dear ****ing god sir...that gun is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. i hope that sits on your mantle piece and is a conversation starter...when some dick tells you off cause hes got a better car i hope you tell him about this work of art

[brando78red]

thank you very much i do love her

[DemonS]

hmmmm, think an aurora FEP quest exists?

[ErikT]

I live an hour away from Tanury! My Phantom, maybe I can have her Aurora'd!

[ItsNate]

I would LOVE to be able to get a Clone done in aurora... no one has done it yet that I know of? anyone know otherwise?

[ErikT]

Originally Posted by cutstep

ask them if they will fix it when you cant screw your barrel into your gun after they are done with the 'wet chemistry'

What does this mean

[ItsNate]

Originally Posted by ErikT

What does this mean

it means that he thinks they will ruin your gun then wont fix it... and he's probably right

[ccluff2]

Originally Posted by cutstep

ask them if they will fix it when you cant screw your barrel into your gun after they are done with the 'wet chemistry'

Fix it yourself by wearing down the plating on the threads or chase with correct tap/die. I would not consider something that trivial as ruining a gun. Now a hole in an air chamber is different.(ie. severe pitting in the stripping process)

[cutstep]

if the barrel threads are a problem imagine what a problem you will have when you try to screw in your lpr or ram cap or event eh threads on your feedneck..... trust me I know what Im talking about.... I worked with aurora for a year before I did a full gun.... its not a zippo lighter, its a highly pressured, tightly machined, and tolerance sensitive machine that needs to fit together very tightly....

[tiny_the_tokin_bear]

So cutstep, how thick is your "aurora" coating?

[Stepchild]

The aurora coating itself is not very thick at all. It's the fact that most Aluminum parts are chrome/nickel plated first to give the really high gloss. Chrome plating is very thick and can mess with tolerances. Which I am assuming is were Cutstep is coming from.

The thing is PVD of Ti can be done on bare aluminum and on anodized aluminum, it just requires some different chemicals to produce the vapor. Some companies may do it, some may not.

[LTHG]

Just another reason why this type of coating is not a functional coating at all (for paintball)

Every gun I have seen with it that has been played with is beat to hell, and the coating is chipping/flaking off.

If you want to have the gun hang above your fireplace, this is the coating for you.

[cutstep]

our total thickness when its all said and done is 5 micrometers. LTHG which guns have you seen that are chippng or coming apart?

[tiny_the_tokin_bear]

Originally Posted by cutstep

our total thickness when its all said and done is 5 micrometers. LTHG which guns have you seen that are chippng or coming apart?

That's interesting compared to the 11 or some odd I would expect. How did you manage that?