i have noticed that the titanium liners on a few of my customs have 'faded' or changed color from the original bright finish. one knife in particular went from a deep beautiful royal blue to a faded light purple!? these knives have not been carried and have been wiped down with only a soft chamois-type cloth. is there anyway to restore the color or to prevent this 'fading'?
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colorized titanium 'fading'
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Oxidation will fade no matter what. One good point is I have found that on colorized damascus and titanium wd40 causes the color to fade faster..
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dmc, try this, clean the insides and sides of your liners with Windex, see if some or any of the color comes back.
I have anodized peices especially in the purple spectrum that react with the oils from your hands and ever your lubricants to refract a different color.
I have a peice here that is a deep purple, and wherever I touch it, it turns light blue. It is the thickness of a layer or hand oils or moisture that refracts a different color...
Try the cleaning, if that doesnt work send it to me and I will re anodize it for ya!!
Alan...
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I have anodized peices especially in the purple spectrum that react with the oils from your hands and ever your lubricants to refract a different color.
I have a peice here that is a deep purple, and wherever I touch it, it turns light blue. It is the thickness of a layer or hand oils or moisture that refracts a different color...
Try the cleaning, if that doesnt work send it to me and I will re anodize it for ya!!
Alan...
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