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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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Anybody know where you can get these?

Any body know where or if you can get these without the "I love my MINI" on them? I contacted the seller, and they said u couldnt get them without it unless ordered in bulk. Any ideas?



http://cgi.ebay.com/2pcs-RED-Door-Lo...item3cb2531f0d
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Hmm - makes me wish I knew what the seller means by "laser printing", because I'm wondering if you could just chemically strip off the text without damaging the anodizing.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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Hmm - makes me wish I knew what the seller means by "laser printing", because I'm wondering if you could just chemically strip off the text without damaging the anodizing.

If it is laser marked it actually burns the logo into the metal. Silk screened marking can be taken off without damage, but laser marks can't.

Maybe the vendor can do a run of these sans text.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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I'm not familiar with laser marking like you described except for when I've seen it used to burn designs/text into wood. How are they "burning" white text onto anodized aluminum with a laser?
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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I'm not familiar with laser marking like you described except for when I've seen it used to burn designs/text into wood. How are they "burning" white text onto anodized aluminum with a laser?
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Laser Marking Coated Metals and Anodized Aluminium

The inscribing of anodized aluminum or coated metals is especially easy with CO2 lasers. During the engraving of anodized aluminum, the inscribed surface becomes white, reason for which dark eloxal produces a particularly good contrast. With coated metals, the coating is removed and the base metal appears. Since CO2 lasers cannot inscribe metals directly without additives (or only with very large limitations), the metal layer remains intact. For this type of application, a laser system with low output is preferred, in order to execute inscriptions with fine structures.


In metal marking, individual parts are generally labelled with serial numbers, bar codes, data matrix codes or logos. Laser inscribers are especially well-suited to this task because they generate a permanent, indelible, forgery-proof, thermally and chemically-resistant metal marking on workpieces and systems. Laser marking also stands out for its high processing speeds, precision and flexibility.
Anodised aluminium is used primarily for the production of signs (e.g. type plates), or in the promotional materials industry (e.g. for ballpoint pens or key chains). However, anodised aluminium is also a popular material in the industrial sector.



We do stainless steel, Titanum, and aluminum at the company I work for.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Very cool info - thanks!
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 08:13 PM
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Sand and paint.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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Sand and paint.
That's what I was thinking, seems to be the better option than buying bulk.
 
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