Originally Posted by
Velo Mule
anodized aluminum is not as pretty as polished aluminum.
Depends on the item. There's nothing more beautiful than nuovo record brake levers that are without any rash. The anodization glows. Same with the cranks when they're perfect. Glowing.
The bad thing is I can't afford parts without some rash. So I usually deanodize and polish.
once polished, you have to keep at it to keep it looking good.
I don't have this problem. But I don't ride in the rain.
My Campy Record seatposts do get hazy a couple months after using Mother's. But it takes all of ten seconds with my blackened Mother's rag to cure this every couple of months. None of these were deanodized. My deanodized bars/stems don't get this haze. It's strange.