Going to go all in on Anodizing

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GusSharp68

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I started looking at some options to do some anodizing at home and considered the 9v battery method or investing in a variable power supply. Found a reasonably affordable power supply recommended from a few youtubers (TekPower TP12001X) that can go up to 120V, that I think pretty much covers the entire spectrum. It was about $160 on Amazon. Along with a titanium sheet, wire and other necessities. I have a few spare titanium clips that I'm not using where I'll to some testing until I feel confident enough to try and do some parts I have on my current knives. I also have a set of titanium scales (currently flamed) that I want to redo for a Para 3. In particular though, I need to re-anodize an MXG Gear blue titanium clip on my Spyderco PM2 that I scuffed up and then on a purple Lynch clip for my Para 3 that is not the right shade of purple to match my hardware from xxxadrenalinxxx.

I'll be mad at myself if I find the voltage to get the blue and purple that I need at the moment was simply a few 9V batteries. Regardless, I hope it will be a good investment in the long run.
 
The cheaper setup may do the job. I look at those types of buys like this, I’m paying for convenience and not having to worry about a stock of batteries. Sometimes, paying more is worth it.
 
I figure it's difficult to match pieces that were anodized at different times so having the ability to precision adjust the voltage would be beneficial.
 
I'm not sure about using Whink, the more I read about it the less I want to mess with it. Seems the safer product to use is Multi-Etch which I'd have to order directly I guess and minimum order is like $50, bummer.

Since my current need is just stripping the blue anodization off a titanium clip, couldn't I use a scotch brite pad to remove the anodization, then clean it off properly before anodizing it? Would it get a more brilliant color if I sand it a bit with high grit sandpaper first?, It seems etching dulls the color unless i'm reading things wrong. The clip is currently very smooth to the touch.

I suppose a quick dip in a small amount of whink then right into water would prevent too much damage to the surface but that stuff is pretty dang nasty and I'm not sure I want to really mess with it either way.
 
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