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How to Darken Titanium? Anyone Here Smart w/ Metals?
i remember a while back, some gentleman took his titanium panerai and i believe soaked it in some solution (oxygen rich comes to mind.. like oxyclean or something) and then after a short while of soaking the titanium naturally darkened...
would anyone here be as knowledgeable to properly tell me how i could darken titanium slightly? i know more than likely just on the surface but i have an idea... and the thoughts of that post are making me think but i cannot seem to find it aywhere..
-riley
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How to Darken Titanium? Anyone Here Smart w/ Metals?
i remember a while back, some gentleman took his titanium panerai and i believe soaked it in some solution (oxygen rich comes to mind.. like oxyclean or something) and then after a short while of soaking the titanium naturally darkened... would anyone her...
added info..
read that oxyclean advanced the oxidation but could harm rubber like the gaskets in watch.. is their anything that would still oxidize the titanium without putting so much harm on gaskets like maybe hydrogen peroxide? or chlorine from pool? i know chlorin...
Oxy-Clean
I had seen something about a pot of boiling water with oxy-clean in the past as well, but i seem to remember it being done with a fully disassembled watch, so the gaskets and crystal were all out... I would assume that the solution might harm any anti-ref...
well what about lower temp?
im guessing less reactive but would it still do the job or pretty much nothing?
finally found the link
it was oxyclean in heated water.. but many people say that it severly dries out the titanium and it needs oil after and also dries out the rubber gaskets anything else out there that would oxidize the titanium without causing harm to rubber gaskets?
I would never try this...
on an assembled watch. If you insist, have a watchmaker take everything apart so you can work on a naked case. Anything that will oxidate the titanium will do bad things to the gaskets. If you absolutely need to have the case darker, why not a discussion ...
Can you send a link?
I am interested in what they have to say. Anything reactive enough to oxidise Ti is going to be pretty aggressive on the seals, requiring disassembly. Though that is a simple matter. As for "drying out" the titanium, I don't get that. Have you tried a bla...
black texta doesnt sound ideal
i think spray paint would be above that in choices. i was just looking for something to darken it slightly.. like it would with age, but just advanced.
