105 Levers

[Eugene]

I still have 5600 105 on my road bike. The shift levers are aluminum with a slight, dark tint to them. 

The levers were corroded quite badly, so I sanded them down and polished them up and they almost new again, except the tinting is gone. 

I would like to have them tinted again. Any idea how I could go about this? Any ideas? 

I was thinking of spraying them with a tinted clear coat, but not sure if the paint will stick to the polished aluminum. 

Another option, would to wrap them in vinyl, but not sure if this would work. 

I don't think they can be anodized. I assume the lever will have to be removed completely. 

 

 

[Aaron Hoogers]

Get them anodised best way they won’t chip of peel 

[Eugene]

1 hour ago, Aaron Hoogers said:

Get them anodised best way they won’t chip of peel 

From my understanding of the anodizing process, nothing can touch the aluminum, that means removing the levers. 

[BuffsVintageBikes]

Anodizing or painting with Cerakote is the only way if you want the coating to last and yes, you'll need to strip the levers.