I've just made myself a top rail for the LX using some C section material from Capral. To finish the job I'd like to anodise the aluminium black. I have read a little on the process and it seems simple enough. Here is a link to some useful info for anyone else that's interested.
http://www.sca.unimelb.edu.au/va/metal/tech/anodfr.html I'd be interested to hear from any IIS members who have had a go at anodising.