What Colors Can Titanium Be Anodized? - Anodizing Color Chart

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Wonder what colors titanium can be anodized? In this video I give you the anodizing color chart using 9volt batteries, giving you every color from 9volts to 108 volts in this easy to follow video. I show you starting with one 9V, and go all the way up to 12 9V batteries to get an amazing toxic green color at right around 100 volts.
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@pvc988 Год назад

The higher the voltage the thicker the layer. Color progression was exactly what I was expecting following the wavelength spectrum and then looping back.

@ApollosRings Год назад

Yeah, if I'm going for resilience I'll go for the higher voltage of roughly the same color, if that makes sense

@Lunas2525 Год назад

@@ApollosRings I actually find heat anodizing to be more durable than electric methods.

@adampadmore9767 Год назад

How well would this work on a martinez titanium hammer handle?

@KableTac 5 лет назад

best visual chart for the battery method on youtube, by far

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Thanks brotha! I appreciate it 👍🏼

@denelson83 5 лет назад

This relates to something called thin-film interference. This is exactly the same colour pattern you'll find on soap bubbles.

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Never thought about the soap bubbles, but you're absolutely right! Interesting! Thanks for watching 👍🏻

@Fernando-jy6gq 3 года назад

How does thin film interference work?

@travismiller5548 Год назад

I bet this is the same tech that makes varying colors in dichroic glass coatings (vapor deposited)

@GoldenGrenadier Год назад

Don't forget about oil on top of water.

@trevorbergk458 5 лет назад

Your videos are seriously awesome, I’ve been a metal worker/welder for 9 years now and work with titanium frequently but had no idea you could anodize it to such vibrant colors! Definitely going to try it out on some of my titanium rings. Thanks for the tutorial!

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

You got it brotha, glad to see you over here! I can't wait to see how some of your creations look anodized! SThis is just the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned, I've got a lot more content on the way!

@astbrnrd 5 лет назад

🤔 The compilation of sounds and the visual changes on Ti, in a teaching format... Was spot on! Thanks for posting

@evilutionltd Год назад

If you use a bench power supply, you'd have more control instead of 9v increments. I wonder if you'd get it fading between colours. If you changed the voltage as you lifted it slowly from the solution, would you get a rainbow effect?

@khalilkhalaf712 Год назад

Look up "anodized muffler" and that would be what you expect, but those are caused by heat and not voltage

@Hotecce1 5 месяцев назад

i would say you wouldnt get to much options in color as most adjustable power supplies ive seen only go up to 15 volts, some as far as 35-40 volts. i havent seen any that go higher than that.

@evilutionltd 5 месяцев назад

@@Hotecce1 generally yeah but they are available. I have a bench power supply that goes up to 400 volts and it wasn't all that expensive.

@eyedee3178 5 лет назад

This is exactly what I was looking for and you delivered it well. Thank you.

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

You're very welcome! If you run into any issues, feel free to message me any time!

@eyedee3178 5 лет назад

@@ApollosRings do you know if this distorts the structural integrity? I was thinking of doing it to parts on my motorcycle but dont want to compromise saftey for looks.

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

It absolutely does not distort structural integrity. The anodizing is actually a layer of oxide that coats the outside of the titanium. The light reflecting from the different thicknesses of the oxide are what we perceive as the different colors. You're good to go there. 👍🏼

@eyedee3178 5 лет назад

@@ApollosRings Solid. I will post a vid of doing it and a link to your vid when I finish it. Thank you

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

You're very welcome! Can't wait to see your results!

@huktekhardware734 3 года назад

I am just getting into titanium anodizing and currently waiting for my adjustable benchtop power supply to arrive so I am watching videos on youtube to see all the methods before hand. I have watched dozens at this point and yours is probably the best visual/explaining of the full spectrum of colors at voltages I have seen yet. Great video!

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

Have fun!

@EverydayCityCarry 6 лет назад

Thank you very much you basically taught me how to anodize titanium. I've already had one successful attempt and a bunch of not so successful. But I'm enjoying the process.

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

No problem, glad I could help! If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask!

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@arjayworks 4 года назад

What acid you use?

@a.w.thompson4001 Год назад

@@arjayworks See the Description for links to buy, also channel's How To Anodize Titanium video for the process.

@ZX7ROB 9 месяцев назад

I have so many titanium parts (bolts fasteners etc) on my bike, this could see me entertained all over Christmas and new year!!

@NEBsWeldingRepairLLC 5 лет назад

I am a welder by trade so I feel kind of dumb that it took me forever to figure out it wasn't working because I had the polarity reversed. Once I fixed that I couldn't stop practicing techniques on my sng clip. Thanks so much. Can't wait for my titanium bug out scales now.

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Hahaha, I've reversed the polarity before as well. Makes you feel like a doofus once you figure it out, lol. Glad you got it working! Thanks for watching!

@CCCMTTT Год назад

Woah! I never knew anodizing was literally just a difference of current i thought there was a more special process

@ApollosRings Год назад

The process for aluminum is a bit trickier, but titanium is super simple.

@CuttinInIdaho Год назад

You are f**king awesome dude. Thanks for this...I was going to buy a rectifier lol

@ApollosRings Год назад

Happy to help! Thanks for the support 👊🏼

@CarpeNoctem135 Год назад

I’ve always been a fan of the bluish purple hue, but man that teal green pops

@TwinShards Год назад

It seems like when it went back to purple at 8 it started to have some very light color-shifting depending on the angle.

@ApollosRings Год назад

Agreed, it definitely does. Thanks for watching! 👊🏼

@losingmyfavoritegame8752 Год назад

OH MAN! #10 LOOKS SO GOOD! On camera, that is almost the exact color of my Celestial Blue MazdaSpeed3!

@d_sharon_design Год назад

Well done! This is exactly what I was looking for.

@ApollosRings Год назад

Glad I could help 👍🏼

@Eclectic_RN Год назад

Thanks, such pretty colors. Who could have thought that the rust remover would be so important. Try going a few more beyond "toxic green," and you should get a strange, irridescent pink. Really. I think it's 2nd order refractive colors.

@kylestewart4444 5 лет назад

Dude, this is awesome. I love finding out about home brew solutions and results I can create myself in a single day. I just bought a Boos Blades Smoke CM1 and I’m not super crazy about the green anodizing on the titanium scale, backspacer and pocket clip so I started looking into diy anodizing just to see if it was cost effective enough to do myself. I will definitely be giving this a try. There’s really not much I can do wrong because I would actually prefer the color of bare etched titanium over this green, it was just the last available option so I grabbed it. Now I can do my own ano and even if I don’t end up liking the other colors any better, I can always just etch the ano off and have bare titanium left. Thanks again, man. I’m excited to get started.

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Glad you can get some use out of the vids! If you run into any issues, feel free to hit me up with any questions.

@xsjadoridersc 4 месяца назад

I’m going to anodizing some parts on my bmx bike soon! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

@honeybadger8071 4 года назад

Very helpful. Great step by step showing the color change as you increase the voltage.👍🏽

@ApollosRings 4 года назад

Thank you!👍🏼

@user-qn9ob6cv5c 6 месяцев назад

Dude !!! That’s nuthin but bad !! Thank you for your time and effort!! My son gave me a Brous Blade with standard titanium scales,, now I can make em nice !!! Thanks again!!!

@ApollosRings 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@daqt6079 5 лет назад

This video was fun. I’m currently building from scratch my first complete folder with titanium handles .270 thick. It is a very large and overbuilt piece of kit. The blade is almost done. .25 thick O1 steel 6 1/4 long X 2 wide. The whole project is all my own design. I can hardly wait to do the finish on those ti handles. Thanks for the video and I just subbed!

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

That sounds awesome! You'll definitely have to post some pics when you get around to the finish. I've got all my social media tagged in the video descriptions, and also on the channel homepage. I'd love to see everything when its complete. If you run into any issues when you get around to the anodizing, feel free to hit me up any time! I appreciate the sub, think I already said this, but stay tuned for an even more wicked way of anodizing. I've got the materials on order for that vid now.

@metalraider6671 2 года назад

Wow I’d like to see the project! Definitely interested in purchasing!

@ChristopherBrown-gt7qo Год назад

Adjustable DC power supplies are super cool

@chrisheath284 6 лет назад

Man this is great. I’ve been Flame Anodizing parts for awhile but this looks more consistent. It’s $160 to get all Anodized hardware for my Hinderer without the color choices. I have a Spyderco Tighe that the whole thing can be done. Aluminum parts could be cool too

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

I've found that using the Whink rust and stain first definitely makes the colors more vivid. It certainly is much more consistent than flame anodizing though. I've still got a few tricks for you guys too. I have 2 videos filmed now, I just gotta get to editing. Aluminium is a different process than titanium to anodize unfortunately. This process is strictly titanium. Keep me posted if you end up anodizing some stuff, I'd love to see it! You can post pics of anything you do to my social media sites I have linked on the channel homepage. Good luck, and thanks for watching!

@chrisheath284 6 лет назад

SharpKnifeNuts does the rust remover work better than polishing all the way to mirror first?

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

Using the Whink rust remover and polishing to a mirror polish can be used in conjunction with each other, but neither is a substitute for the other. You can put whatever finish you like on your work piece, but I still highly recommend that you etch with the Whink after you get your finish the way you like. The colors are much more pronounced. I actually have a video I just filmed showing what a difference the Whink makes, just gotta get it edited and up on the channel. You don't necessarily need to etch with the Whink rust and stain, but the color outcome will definitely not be as vivid without that step. I hope I explained that in a way that makes sense, lol.

@chrisheath284 6 лет назад

SharpKnifeNuts I’m excited to start doing some of my Ti Knives. Are you on any of the FB knife groups? I have a RU-vid channel but I don’t upload much.

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

I'd love to see them once you get a few done! Yeah, I'm actually in quite a few knife groups under my personal account. I'd like to get this Facebook page a little more activity, I just have to spend some time with it. I'm thinking about doing a series on anodizing aluminum as well if there's any interest in it. I'll have to head over and check out your channel when I get a few minutes. Yeah, keeping a steady upload schedule can be pretty time consuming. I'm going to try and start doing batches of videos all at one time so I have stuff to upload on the regular in the next week or so.

@TaeglicheNarzisst Месяц назад

Thank you!

@ApollosRings 20 дней назад

You bet!

@kgedgeyo5839 5 лет назад

Thanks for taking the time and making this video man!

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

No problem, thanks for watching!

@vyren1607 3 года назад

Love that green color looks amazing

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

I think so too!

@schmidtforge1946 5 лет назад

Man this is Insanely helpful

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Glad I could be of assistance, lol. If you have any questions through the process, let me know. I try to make myself pretty accessible.

@schmidtforge1946 5 лет назад

@@ApollosRings sounds good man will do!

@sstockemer 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for this. I know it's old....but here's a thought. I'm about to mod an espresso machine, by adding a single pole dimmer switch. It's basically just a turny-knob with one wire going in, and one going out. So, I was thinking if you added one of those into your circuit, you could actually hit anywhere in the 9V range of each battery. What we just watched were the colors *at* 9V, 18V, 27V etc. But if this button was demarked into 9 units, you would be able to get a (stepless) 1V increment adjustment on each battery addition. So you could, easily, produce a near seamless spectrum.

@ApollosRings 6 месяцев назад

Once I started anodizing more for the business I finally just bought a bench top power supply, which does exactly what you explained with the dimmer switch. Thanks for taking the time to check out the video! 👊🏼

@sstockemer 6 месяцев назад

@@ApollosRings of course that's the best option. But as "just" a knife collector and enthusiast, I can't really justify the expense. I don't have much Ti. But while watching this, it dawned on me that a 1-pole dimmer would totally work (I think).

@ApollosRings 6 месяцев назад

@sstockemer yeah, I agree, I don't see why it shouldn't work. Certainly worth a shot

@michaelmellion9470 4 года назад

Would this process work the same with stainless steel? Great video by the way!

@ApollosRings 4 года назад

Thanks! Unfortunately this method isn't for stainless. This will only work on titanium, niobium, and other reactive metals. Thanks for watching though. If I can help with anything else just let me know.👍🏼

@vazio4848 Год назад

The purple color at 8 batteries is my favorite

@abyss5469 5 лет назад

I'm subbing, goodness your videos are so damn helpful! I can't wait to start my ano project on my barebones that will have ti handles

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Glad you're digging the vids! If you ever run into any issues, feel free to hit me up. I'll help out any way I can 👍🏼

@abyss5469 5 лет назад

alright i got a tough question for you@@ApollosRings , how in the world could i achieve the anodization pattern that is called "flowmascus" that this person makes.(IG: @bladeswelove ; Reddit: u/knifesteve) Anytime someone asks him that I have seen he doesnt really say, just says that it is anodizing xD here is a link to an example of one on his IG instagram.com/p/BvNtuC1nEoL/?

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

I haven't seen his exact process, but it looks to be a stencil/mask, probably vinyl. Then I'm sure he's using a pro power supply and doing what looks like 2 separate anodizing jobs. 1 with the stencil on, then the final with the stencil off. It does look really cool, but it's not as hard as it looks. The stencil does all the work really.

@abyss5469 5 лет назад

@@ApollosRings yep right before you replied I finally stumbled upon something suggesting vinyl stencils!!! Taking anodizing to the next level

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

The colors somewhat repeat at higher voltages, so he will do the higher voltages on the first pass, then do the lower voltages on the next with the vinyl off. You can't mess up the higher voltage colors by anodizing at a lower voltage. That make sense?

@tihzho Год назад

What your doing is creating TiO2 on the surface of the Ti and depending on the thickness determines the color. If you deposit TiO2 on microscopic thin mica platelets you're making interference effect pigments. Look that up.

@waffle0924 3 года назад

Thank you for the video I did two of my knifes using your video as a template.

@28SHAWNSHAWN 2 года назад

Thank you! You made this so much easier than the other videos.

@glennfrey5021 Год назад

In redible. What a great video. I am gonna try it. Thanks for doing this.

@Overlord-bm4nn Год назад

This video is sick! And it looks like this guy replies to most of the comments. Definitely gonna sub

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thanks! I try to reply to all of them 👊🏼

@r8dj 2 года назад

Got a Twosun Ti tac pen cheap I am going to experiment on using this method

@losingmyfavoritegame8752 Год назад

This is one of the coolest videos I have found in a while! Thank you! :-D

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thanks for watching! Stay tuned, I've got some new stuff coming soon 👊🏼

@miolifetv Год назад

nice video ill try making on my own ,thank you

@jeremyhicks6889 Год назад

Different color when in the electrolyte is because the index of refraction of the electrolyte is different from the index of refraction of air. Turn off auto white balance on your camera, and the color on camera will be more consistent with what you see.

@bzamski17 Год назад

That is awesome

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thanks!

@rxrx0255 6 месяцев назад

That looks so good, nice video. So bad that titanium and titanium machining is pretty expansive.

@ApollosRings 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@thisguy916 Год назад

i had a similar issue with toxic green 3d printer filament not showing up on my camera properly. it was that same shade of blue-green that you got

@ApollosRings Год назад

My new camera picks it up correctly, but I couldn't get that old one to show up correctly for the life of me. Sorry you had an issue as well, but it's good to know it wasn't just me, lol. Thanks for watching!

@hondatech5000 Год назад

Excellent

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thanks!

@hkite328 3 года назад

I know I’m late to the party, but that was SHEAR AWESOMENESS! Thank you SO MUCH, just what I needed to see to get these thumb studs where I want them. You got a new sub too.

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

Glad you dig it! Thanks for watching and stay tuned, new shop videos coming soon!

@subcribetofundmegoingtomars 3 года назад

Thank you

@michelekrause4180 6 лет назад

That’s WILD, dude! Very nice!!

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

@Skynaria 3 месяца назад

This is so cool ❤

@ManuelCantrellCedilloJrZIV 2 года назад

Nice.

@MountainStorz 5 лет назад

Holy hell its like magic!

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

🤣

@MountainStorz 5 лет назад

@@ApollosRings I have a Mantra 1 with TI scales that I am going to do this to.

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

@@MountainStorz you'll have to share how it turns out, I'd love to see it!

@danielwalthers580 4 года назад

I'm interested in anodizing 72 titanium bicycle spoke nipples. A company in Germany offered to do it for 354 EURO. You just saved me almost 350 EURO depending on which color (number of batteries) I decide upon. Crystal clear tutorial. Many thanks and best wishes!

@ApollosRings 4 года назад

That's awesome to hear! You'll have to let me know how it goes! If you have any issues, feel free to contact me any time. Cheers!👍🏼👊🏼

@aarondickenson7146 Год назад

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing 👍

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@k4x4map46 5 лет назад

Like that green and your post!

@shorty808100 3 года назад

If your wondering the last color you can get is Brown because when heat anodizing your can either get purple or blue or if you miss it, it turns brown there are no other colors in heat anodizing that I know if I think it skips a lot of the colors

@alf9638 Год назад

very cool

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thank you! 👊🏼

@Rishi-jj2tz 3 года назад

At the 8th battery change the vibrant pink was almost camouflaged with his gloves

@ak47bobbarke 3 года назад

Bro, that is gnarly 🤩🤙good job

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

Thanks! 😁

@1marcelfilms Год назад

oh nice you could almost match the cars paint with that green.

@chrisallan4591 6 лет назад

Easily the most useful video demonstrating color per voltage for us 9V battery / DIY'er titanium anodizers. Goin' for the green!

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

Hope it works out as planned for you. If I can help with anything, feel free to hit me up. Thanks for watching!

@DSNugent91 6 лет назад

SharpKnifeNuts is that just water your using as a medium or is it a etching solution? I'm only use to heat annodizing but I want uniformity which you sir have just shown me is possible with batteries 😊

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

The bath contains distilled water and baking soda. Check out the step by step "how to" video on the channel for the walkthrough. If you still have questions, let me know. I'll help any way I can. Yeah, it can definitely give you a much more uniform color. One of the main reasons I started doing it with batteries instead of heat was to avoid any lock bar damage as well. I didn't want to take the spring out with the heat. Good luck, and keep me posted how it works out for you!

@DSNugent91 6 лет назад

SharpKnifeNuts just finished watching all the anno videos 😂😂 cracking instructions man, really easy to understand.

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

Lol, thanks. Tried to make it fairly user friendly, hahaha

@NotAcid. Год назад

good video like your idea

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thanks 👍🏼

@nigel900 Год назад

Fascinating.👍🏻

@ApollosRings Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@doanerific9908 5 лет назад

You sir, are the best! Hello new colored Morpho!

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Glad you dig the vids! If you run into any issues along the way, don't hesitate to ask any questions you might come up with. 👍🏼

@doanerific9908 5 лет назад

@@ApollosRings Where did you get your battery connector clip cables? I'm not sure how to word the names, I keep getting battery terminal connectors lol, pls halp!

@Linuxwarlord 4 года назад

Awesome video, subbed, thx Sir! 😎👍

@ApollosRings 4 года назад

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 👍🏼

@Gin_des Год назад

Thanks a lot🎉

@sarachitamang6840 2 года назад

Amazing color sir !

@GoldenGrenadier Год назад

It would be awesome to see if there's a voltage that makes the titanium reflect invisible spectrum light like UV or infrared.

@ApollosRings Год назад

I imagine you'd probably have to coat it with something for that, but if you have another idea on how to go about it I'm all ears. I'm always up for experimenting!

@MySickstring 2 года назад

Love the content. You could also get side work as a Sam Rockwell vocal impersonator.

@ApollosRings 2 года назад

🤣 Thanks

@SpartanA31xx 3 года назад

Amazing video!!

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@travismiller5548 Год назад

Thanks for the sharing! This is inspiring. I've never anodized anything, but have been a hobbyist electroplator for a while. This cool video had me wondering if maybe we can apply pen/brush plating techniques for annodizing. Also wondering if one could draw graphics or paint with resist or vinyl stencils? I've been a glassblower for decades, now I'm getting into TIG welding. I think I wanna make some colorful titanium bongs 😂.

@Castro3868 5 лет назад

Man this is the best video ive seen on this subject, awesome job thank you

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Glad you found the video helpful! If you give it a try and have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I try to make myself available to help with any issues you might run into. I have a few more videos on anodizing that I have filmed, just have to get them edited and thrown on the channel. Stay tuned!

@Castro3868 5 лет назад

@@ApollosRings i do have a question about the fluid mixture. I use distilled water and baking soda for the solution?

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

Correct

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

A spoonful or 2 of baking soda, then dissolve it in the distilled water and you're good to go

@Castro3868 5 лет назад

Can i use regular steel as a cathode?

@timtaylor8557 Год назад

I have some questions. 1. what is the solution in the bowl? 2. does the material the fork is made of matter?

@ApollosRings Год назад

The anodizing solution is baking soda and distilled water, and the cathode (the fork in the video) should be stainless steel. Carbon steel does not work correctly. Hope that helps!

@timtaylor8557 Год назад

@@ApollosRings that helps a lot. Thank you. I could probably google but is there a particular ratio of water to baking soda that you believe works best?

@ApollosRings Год назад

You want to supersaturate the water with the baking soda, but it doesn't have to be very exact. I generally just use a solid spoonful of baking soda into roughly 10 ounces of distilled water and get amazing results.

@hmudesign Год назад

This is really awesome! Great video :) If you were to use a controlled voltage output, instead of 9V battery increments, you could probably achieve any color in the spectrum and all the in-between shades of the 9V increments. Does this alter quality or integrity of the Aluminum, Titanium in any way? How did you get it back to original color? Thanks so much for sharing. ❤

@ApollosRings Год назад

Correct, with a DC power supply it is possible to fine tune the colors. It doesn't degrade the titanium at all, in fact the anodizing is actually used as a protection against certain types of chemicals. It can affect finished dimensions though. As far as returning it to it's bare titanium state, you can either do it mechanically by sanding or using a Scotch-Brite pad, or chemically using Whink (the active ingredient is hydrofluoric acid), or Multi-Etch.

@hmudesign Год назад

Awesome, great video sir. I just watched another one of yours, where you bring it back to original state with the chemicals. This looks so effortless hahah :) You made your knife look so nice and new :) Thanks again.

@trevorheck2088 6 лет назад

Very cool dude! I've been doing the same myself the past couple weeks, trying to figure out colors. Also did some really cool stuff with the sponge the other day. Thanks to your video.

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

+Trevor Heck that's awesome! I'll have another ano vid coming out in a couple days with a few more tricks for you, stay tuned!

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

+Trevor Heck I just got a Facebook page up and running as well. It would be awesome to see some of the stuff you have done after checking out some of these videos. Head on over and post some pics! Here's the link: facebook.com/sharpknifenuts/

@MuhammadYaseen-is5sp 5 лет назад

Ok thanks I will see

@ApollosRings 5 лет назад

👍🏼

@Packageexplorer 3 года назад

Great video

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

Thanks!

@johnnywidner7049 3 года назад

I'm gonna anodize some titanium rings, maybe some other ones if I can find a good color

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

Works great on rings, I do it all the time now with the business. 👍🏼

@paulhopkins1905 Год назад

This makes me want to buy a DC power supply and see watch it go through the color shift while the voltage increases

@ApollosRings Год назад

I have one, and the video will be up in a couple days for ya, stay tuned! 👍🏼

@EVILGOKU1986 Год назад

This was so cool to watch. Idk anything about this subject, but man that's some cool stuff science stuff. Can you do the same thing to stainless steel?

@jaynvius1 4 года назад

Thank you for this!

@johng7106 6 лет назад

Excellent vid teaching me some stuff. Would love to see you do a vid showing how to fade from one color to another. Good stuff!

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

I've got a few ideas lined up for some future videos. The fade is definitely on the list. If it's not the next, it'll be shortly after. Thanks for watching, glad I could help out!

@johng7106 6 лет назад

Awesome. Subbed so I don't miss it. Thanks!

@jedstewart2375 3 года назад

I'm planning on creating my own exhaust system and exhaust headers for my Kawasaki Ninja which is the black and green in color so I believe the hype voltage anodizing would be perfect color for my exhaust

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

That'll look bad ass!

@jedstewart2375 3 года назад

@@ApollosRings yeah I'm really looking forward to it

@jedstewart2375 3 года назад

@@ApollosRings thanks for making that video man that's exactly what I needed to see

@TheJackBaker 6 лет назад

This is badass thanks brother

@ApollosRings 6 лет назад

Glad you liked it, and thanks for watching!

@quint3ssent1a Год назад

That "best gold colour I've seen yet" is actually sometimes used as a fake gold substitute, lol. I've heard that some modern orthodox churches have titanium -tinted cupola, but i thought it's some kind of titanium -based paint... turns out it's just anodised metal.

@ApollosRings Год назад

That's really interesting!

@detroitpyro2859 4 месяца назад

Best video on RU-vid it's awesome 👌 ❤!! Do I need a fork in the water while doing this? What's it for? Can you link us to the rust remover and cables ?

@Duc_hunter Год назад

Very cool. Wonder if mass of an object is increased will this affect colour pallet.

@ApollosRings Год назад

The main thing to consider is keeping the anode and cathode roughly the same size. Aside from that larger pieces shouldn't be much of an issue.

@Duc_hunter Год назад

Oh goodie. My next titanium shovel gets a purple treatment.

@EUCme 2 месяца назад

I think this video is awesome. I don't understand anodizing but the RU-vid videos fall into color dye / none or titanium / aluminum. Do you not like aluminum or color dye? I hope you produce more content; it's very good. Thank you.😊

@ApollosRings 20 дней назад

It's been a while since I've put out any new content, but I have a renewed interest in making vids again. Look for new stuff coming soon. Thanks for watching!

@ukaszm3277 Год назад

Considering the not fully anodised pink color: why did you have to get rod of the color before anodising it fully pink? Just putting it back to water wouldn’t be enough? I’m just interested how it works, thank you! :)

@danokitemanotoo1791 4 года назад

I'm looking to anodize a few pocket clips and the scales on my SpydieChef EDC. Thanks!

@jesperwm1845 6 лет назад

Thank you for the video. Your videos have given me courage to try anodizing. All the materials are purchased, but I still need a rust remover. Wink is not possible to buy in my country, but would any rust remover work?

@ApollosRings 3 года назад

It has to have HF acid in it, which is probably why Whink is banned. Sorry

@cesarquintero_ Год назад

Como se puede hacer un estilo arcoíris de anodizado con baterías?

@migzz7976 2 месяца назад

How did you get it back to bare titanium? And how often do the batteries need to be changed out, do you periodically check their strength? Thanks! And that gold was amazing. I think the color of your gloves may be influencing the colors we see through your video capture.

@jovonntrujillo1143 6 лет назад

Thanks

@Lunas2525 Год назад

I like my bench supply for this I can dial any voltage I want. There is a voltage for atomic green... Also surface prep is everything you want to have clean titanium around 37 to 40v you get an ice blue. Also it should be noted above around 110v it turns dark grey.

@Grabthembypussycat Год назад

Can you do stainless steel or aluminum this way or those two metals have to be done a different way I love that. Green

@Kavster92 Год назад

If you remove the oxygen bubbles stuck to your fork it will increase the speed quality of your finish

@skeetsmcgrew3282 Год назад

Woah, I have a titanium camping cook set that would look really cool with some color. Any idea if the anodizing is food-safe? Not a big deal either way, I could just only submerge the outside. I never knew it was this easy

@ApollosRings Год назад

It is 100% food safe, you'd be good to go 👍🏼

@travismiller5548 Год назад

Great idea, i too have a cook set I'd love to customize... It would make a good practice piece as I'd be a noob.

@ph11p3540 2 месяца назад

Amazing stuff but a series of 9V batteries makes me nervous. If you do get more serious and decide to start a business of this, you might want to look at a plug in AC/DC variable power supply. Amazon seems to have a wide selection of them at affordable prices

@ApollosRings 20 дней назад

I have a power supply, but I appreciate the advice. The videos are pretty old now, but were originally put out as a cheaper alternative for the occasional anodizer. I definitely recommend a power supply for anyone doing this regularly.

@Skunkanoid Год назад

so theoretically speaking, lets say you have a titanium plate the size of your entire wall on the livingroom, encapsulated within a glass domain, all hoooked up like this with a dimmer. could essensially let you change the colour of your wall with a simple turn of the knob? xD that would be amazing. CLARIFICATION! yes i am absolutely aware of the hazards of this setup and would NEVER in my life EVER do something like that.

@ApollosRings Год назад

Yeah, hypothetically you could do that, but you would only be able to cycle through the colors once, then you would have to flush the system and load it with hydrofluoric acid to turn it back to bare titanium, then flush the system again and refill it with an electrolyte solution to start the process over again. It would require a lot of work, but it could be done.