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Service
Masking, plugging, and assembly.
Threads kept bare, bores plugged, surfaces selectively finished to print, and parts assembled after coating so they arrive ready to use.
Why it exists
Why masking is its own service line.
Most real parts are not finished uniformly. Threads need to stay bare so fasteners seat. Bores need to hold size. Ground paths need conductive surfaces while the rest of the housing gets anodized. Masking and plugging is how one part carries two finishes, and doing it well is the difference between a part that assembles and a part that comes back. We mask and plug to your print, every feature called out.
What we protect
The features that stay bare.
Tell the print what stays uncoated and we will hold it. Common callouts we run every week:
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Parts that arrive ready to install.
After finishing, we can assemble components so what lands back on your dock goes straight to the next station instead of a build bench. Combined with pickup and delivery inside our 100 mile radius, that turns the finishing step into a closed loop: your truck or ours out, finished assemblies back. It is part of the same promise as everything else in the shop, which is that your workflow stays predictable.
How it runs in Paoli
A masked job, feature by feature.
Mark the print
Circle what stays bare: threads, bores, faces, grounds. A marked-up PDF is enough.
Mask and plug
Each protected feature gets the right mask for the chemistry it resists: plugs, caps, dots, or custom masking.
Run the coating
The part goes through anodize or chem film with the protected features covered.
Unmask, assemble, return
Masks come off, called-out assemblies go together, and finished ready-to-install parts head back.
Questions
Common questions on this service
How do I call out masking?
Mark the protected features on the drawing or note them in the RFQ. A marked-up PDF works fine.
Is masking extra?
Masking, plugging, and assembly are quoted with the job, since the work depends entirely on the features involved.
Can you assemble after anodize?
Yes. Tell us the assembly steps and we will return finished, assembled parts.
What tolerance can you hold on a mask line?
It depends on the feature geometry; sharp mask lines on flat faces run tighter than on curved surfaces. Send the print and we will tell you what the feature supports.
Do you assemble to torque specs?
Simple mechanical assembly is routine; anything with a controlled spec gets confirmed on the quote. Put the requirement in the RFQ.
Next step
Two finishes, one part, zero rework.
Masking and plugging held to your print, assembly on request.