I got a power supply the other day and have been starting to tinker around with anodizing. One thing I wanted to try was not coloring Ti, but darkening it, if possible. In particular, I've got a "reverse tux" Nymble-X that I really like ... except for the very silver color of the scales. For some reason I just never liked that finish on this particular knife. So I figured I'd see what I could do before going to the trouble and expense of sending them out to be blasted.
Here's the before:
And the after, after etching for about 10s in Whink and then anodizing at 42.5 volts:
I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Not *exactly* how I would want it, but a lot closer than before.
Here's the before:
And the after, after etching for about 10s in Whink and then anodizing at 42.5 volts:
I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Not *exactly* how I would want it, but a lot closer than before.