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CrazyPetie
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I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge.
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shoo
Dec 6, 2009, 11:03 PM
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Ermmmm. . .
You would absolutely need to remove the aluminum front plate, remove the existing layer of anodizing, and re-anodize it by itself. However, it doesn't look like there is any feasible way to do this without completely ruining the plate.
Don't even think about trying to anodize the whole thing together. There is more than just aluminum in a grigri. There's quite a bit of plastic in steel in there as well, with several moving parts made of these materials. The anodizing process can't possibly be good for those parts.
In short, this is an awesome idea if you really, really hate your girlfriend.
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rhythm164
Dec 6, 2009, 11:07 PM
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ummmmm...taking your grigri apart to adonize it pink is... what's the word...dumb.
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CrazyPetie
Dec 6, 2009, 11:13 PM
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Yea i'm framiliar with the whole anodization process, and i know that the front plate would have to be free from the device. I was just wondering if anyone has tried this before.
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sungam
Dec 6, 2009, 11:43 PM
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Just spray paint it and call it good. In 2 months she'll wish it wasn't pink anyways, so it's like a double-gift.
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Urban_Cowboy
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Contact Petzl with your request, maybe they will custom make it just for you. Probly only cost several times the regular price.
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ShibbyShane
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sungam wrote: Just spray paint it and call it good. In 2 months she'll wish it wasn't pink anyways, so it's like a double-gift.
Second.
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caughtinside
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Oh I get it! Pink becuase she's a girl! Girls like pink!
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CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge.
Dude. You ask/say dumber shit than I do. And I say dumb shit.
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rschap
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I take no responsibility if you’re g/f drops you while belaying with it but I don’t see the big deal. It’s just the outer plate and has little effect on the strength and pretty much just holds the rope on the parts that do. I would think you could drill the pin, or grind the head off and take the plate to the anodizer. It’s not going to be cheep but shit if nothing else do it and tell her not to use it.
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CrazyPetie
Dec 7, 2009, 7:35 AM
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coastal_climber wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge. Dude. You ask/say dumber shit than I do. And I say dumb shit.
Why is it dumb? I'm thinking about getting a mass quantity of pink gri gris from petzl and reselling them for like $100 each. Think about it, i bet almost every climber girl you know would want one.
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jt512
Dec 7, 2009, 11:02 AM
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CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge.
When someone posts something incredibly stupid on this web site, many people jump to the conclusion that the poster must be a troll. I, in contrast, have long held, with little corroborating evidence, that many incredibly stupid posts are actually posted by incredibly stupid people. I thank you for providing the missing evidence.
Jay
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granite_grrl
Dec 7, 2009, 1:38 PM
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CrazyPetie wrote: coastal_climber wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge. Dude. You ask/say dumber shit than I do. And I say dumb shit. Why is it dumb? I'm thinking about getting a mass quantity of pink gri gris from petzl and reselling them for like $100 each. Think about it, i bet almost every climber girl you know would want one.
Just get two, one for the gf, and sell the other one to Magnus.
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sungam
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granite_grrl wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: coastal_climber wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge. Dude. You ask/say dumber shit than I do. And I say dumb shit. Why is it dumb? I'm thinking about getting a mass quantity of pink gri gris from petzl and reselling them for like $100 each. Think about it, i bet almost every climber girl you know would want one. Really? You seriously think that? Just get two, one for the gf, and sell the other one to Magnus.
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Dec 7, 2009, 3:38 PM
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CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge.
First reaction-- FACE PALM.
Secondly, Petzl already sells red gri-gris that look sufficiently pink to satisfy your requirement without a lot of trouble.
Finally, I am curious-- are you planning to also dye her shoes and harness pink?
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granite_grrl
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sungam wrote: granite_grrl wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: coastal_climber wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge. Dude. You ask/say dumber shit than I do. And I say dumb shit. Why is it dumb? I'm thinking about getting a mass quantity of pink gri gris from petzl and reselling them for like $100 each. Think about it, i bet almost every climber girl you know would want one. Really? You seriously think that? Just get two, one for the gf, and sell the other one to Magnus. You're a mean, mean, bitter person, GG. But thanks for linking a picture that reminds me of one of the best nights of my life!
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Dec 7, 2009, 3:48 PM
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lena_chita wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge. First reaction-- FACE PALM. Secondly, Petzl already sells red gri-gris that look sufficiently pink to satisfy your requirement without a lot of trouble. Finally, I am curious-- are you planning to also dye her shoes and harness pink?
I would think that he would, i hear they have a new dye out that uses cat urine. It lasts forever and never fades.
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Dec 7, 2009, 4:38 PM
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My basic impression of annodization is that its not much more difficult than constructing an electrolytic or galvanic cell as one might do in a high school chemistry class; however, I suspect making 100 plates the same color could prove to be frustrating. A trip to a college library (or perhaps even a good local library) would probably be enough to figure out if you want to invest the time and money.
And yes I think you could just dip the plate in the solution without disassembling it.
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jt512
Dec 7, 2009, 5:27 PM
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villageidiot wrote: My basic impression of annodization is that its not much more difficult than constructing an electrolytic or galvanic cell as one might do in a high school chemistry class; however, I suspect making 100 plates the same color could prove to be frustrating. A trip to a college library (or perhaps even a good local library) would probably be enough to figure out if you want to invest the time and money.
Alas, for the OP a trip to the library is out of the question. Maybe they have a Bookmobile.
Jay
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Dec 7, 2009, 7:36 PM
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jt512 wrote: CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge. When someone posts something incredibly stupid on this web site, many people jump to the conclusion that the poster must be a troll. I, in contrast, have long held, with little corroborating evidence, that many incredibly stupid posts are actually posted by incredibly stupid people. I thank you for providing the missing evidence. Jay
Jay, i it seems like a legitimate question.. course i have no knowledge on anodizing..
CrazyPete, I think its nice, probably not that practicable to get it done, but still very thoughtful of you. Good Man.
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Dec 7, 2009, 8:18 PM
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CrazyPetie wrote: I wanna get my girlfriend a pink gri gri for christmas. Does anyone have experience with coloring or annodizing the grigri's plate? It would be simple if the plate was removable, i guess it could be dipped in up to the hinge.
Just buy her pink Jewelry, it's what they really want. Tourmaline is an October birthstone, so you could get extra lucky if she was born in October.
C'mon what is sexier Petie? Pink bling, or an expensive brick of cold aluminum that she won't want to touch without her pink belay gloves?
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jmeizis
Dec 7, 2009, 8:29 PM
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Here's an idea. Buy an ATC and anodize that pink. Then teach her how to actually belay, that way you don't end up decking like your buddy in the video you posted.
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jmeizis wrote: Here's an idea. Buy an ATC and anodize that pink. Then teach her how to actually belay, that way you don't end up decking like your buddy in the video you posted.
Of course, his buddy decked because he was being belayed on the pink gri-gri... Makes sense now.
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Dec 7, 2009, 8:35 PM
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jmeizis wrote: Here's an idea. Buy an ATC and anodize that pink. Then teach her how to actually belay, that way you don't end up decking like your buddy in the video you posted.
What he said minus the anodizing of the ATC.
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