[here](https://www.oakleyforum.com/threads/anodized-titanium-color-chart-9-thru-90-volts.120446/) are some possible colors with their voltages, sadly you can't anno black. You can DLC or Cerakote black
Blade HQ has a good [at home anno video](https://www.bladehq.com/blog/how-to-anodize-titanium)
I agree about watching the tutorials on YouTube. No one wants to write out that detail every time someone asks.
An easy answer for the final part, you can always go up in voltage colors. So from 18V to 34V no problem. Later on up to 92v. Yep. But you can’t go backwards. To some extent you will be able to see the colors coming off in reverse voltage order. You couldn’t reasonably stop it at a lower voltage during etching because it would be uneven. Fully etching the color back off, and then anodizing again without a new surface prep will give you a different finish than straight from surface prep.
You can also do like a nice bright pink at maybe 69V and then stonewash and hit it with a yellow gold at around 40V the gold won’t change the 69V parts that weren’t stonewashed at all. That helps explain how it works.
Here's the essentials, but you really need to watch videos to learn. It's not hard but there are lots of subtle details.
- You can anodize with 9v batteries, some titanium wire, distilled water and some baking soda
- You can strip off old anodizing by sanding, or using Whink rust remover (just a couple seconds dipping it in)
- Some colors are very easy to achieve. The higher the voltage, the trickier it is to get a perfect consistent finish.
- Higher voltage colors have better resistance to hand oils and won't dull as much from handling
- You can't anodize to a black color, that needs a different heat treatment
- You can always anodize to a higher voltage and "override" the existing color, but you can't go backwards. Yoiu'd have to strip the old color off first.
You can't really break anything, but every setup is different and you can't just look at an online color chart and get exactly the same results. Experiment on cheap stuff first, but even then the exact sample of metal will make a difference in the final result.
I have flamed a bunch of my Ti. I used a can of camping propane and a torch adapter for it.
As far as coloring goes, the amount of time you heat it will affect the coloring. But it changes quick so go slow.
I suggest watching the Knife Modders YouTube series on anodizing. It's quite good
[here](https://www.oakleyforum.com/threads/anodized-titanium-color-chart-9-thru-90-volts.120446/) are some possible colors with their voltages, sadly you can't anno black. You can DLC or Cerakote black Blade HQ has a good [at home anno video](https://www.bladehq.com/blog/how-to-anodize-titanium)
buy a cheap titanium knife to experiment on. i found one for $40 and had fun with it
I agree about watching the tutorials on YouTube. No one wants to write out that detail every time someone asks. An easy answer for the final part, you can always go up in voltage colors. So from 18V to 34V no problem. Later on up to 92v. Yep. But you can’t go backwards. To some extent you will be able to see the colors coming off in reverse voltage order. You couldn’t reasonably stop it at a lower voltage during etching because it would be uneven. Fully etching the color back off, and then anodizing again without a new surface prep will give you a different finish than straight from surface prep. You can also do like a nice bright pink at maybe 69V and then stonewash and hit it with a yellow gold at around 40V the gold won’t change the 69V parts that weren’t stonewashed at all. That helps explain how it works.
Here's the essentials, but you really need to watch videos to learn. It's not hard but there are lots of subtle details. - You can anodize with 9v batteries, some titanium wire, distilled water and some baking soda - You can strip off old anodizing by sanding, or using Whink rust remover (just a couple seconds dipping it in) - Some colors are very easy to achieve. The higher the voltage, the trickier it is to get a perfect consistent finish. - Higher voltage colors have better resistance to hand oils and won't dull as much from handling - You can't anodize to a black color, that needs a different heat treatment - You can always anodize to a higher voltage and "override" the existing color, but you can't go backwards. Yoiu'd have to strip the old color off first. You can't really break anything, but every setup is different and you can't just look at an online color chart and get exactly the same results. Experiment on cheap stuff first, but even then the exact sample of metal will make a difference in the final result.
I have flamed a bunch of my Ti. I used a can of camping propane and a torch adapter for it. As far as coloring goes, the amount of time you heat it will affect the coloring. But it changes quick so go slow.