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Just removed the blue anodized coating on my Hope bar ends last night and I figured I might share what I learned for others who want to try the same thing. Heres what I did:

Blue bar ends that no longer match the color scheme of my build


Place anodized parts in a plastic container. Acquire oven cleaner.


Cover parts completely with oven cleaner. Wait a significant length of time which is probably dependent on the thickness of your coating and the strength of your oven cleaner. Took about 2 hours for me.


Remove parts from oven cleaner and rinse well. They may appear blackish but not to fear. Wash first with brillo pad and some dish soap. If that doesn't take the tarnish off right away, try making a paste out of water and cream of tartar and scrubbing with that. Vinegar or something else that's acidic may also work. This is the result, raw aluminum to match my other silver components.