What is anodized color?
The color is a somewhat misleading term. Normal color is never anodized, but some colors give the surface anodized look. To further complicate things when the anodized surface is colored, it is not actually painted, it is stained. Anodization is a process made on metal surfaces, which makes it more corrosion and resistant to wear. This is achieved by increasing the total thickness of the oxide layer present on the surface of most metals. This creates a buffer between the environment and the real metal below it. In general, the color that advertises as anodized will simply give the appearance of anodized surface. This usually means that when the color is dry, it will look more like a colored metal than a metal surface. In most cases, an anodized color gives only appearance and not other common properties of anodized surface.
Elodization professionals gives a new set of chemical properties on a metal surface. This is done through controlled passivation. Electric current is applied to the materialthat promotes oxidation on the surface. If it is done correctly, it will result in porous, low friction and corrosive layer of metal below it. If this is done incorrectly, it results in increased corrosion and weakened materials.
In addition to the protective properties, the anodized metal will be very good for the new color. The anodized layer is porous, which means it is filled with small holes and chambers. When the paint is applied to the surface, it is soaked as if the surface was made of fabric or wood. When the color solidifies, it became part of anodized layer. As a result, adding paint to anodized metal is a form of dying rather than painting.
Because it actually becomes part of the metal, the anodized pain has a very clear appearance. For the most part, the colorful anodized layer looks that metal is simply a different color. The gloss and texture of the metal are almost the same as without anodized layer. This is because part of the metal jE still seen along with color, but the differences between metal and color are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
The second form of anodization actually gives the metal a unique appearance. This layer will reflect light differently from normal metal, often leaving satin or refractive surface. After coloring the metal retains the effect, but shows a new color. This is also an effect imitated by anodized color.