Mirror Polished Ti Frag Scale

[BARBARIAN-X]

If you have every handled a stonewashed Ti Frag scale it is kind of slippery like the stonewashed lock side whereas a textured Ti scale is very grippy. The other thing I noticed is that a stonewashed textured Ti scale reflects more light which makes a stonewashed Ti Frag scale looks very dull in comparison. I didn't like the dull look and considering that there was no traction to be lost I decided to mirror polish my Ti Frag scale. Using a mirror base I polished the scale in increments up to 2500 grit and the result is quite beautiful! It doesn't appear to have any less grip than before but I do not have another Ti Frag scale to compare it too. BTW the pics don't do it justice...hard to capture the true effect.

 

[RobertK]

I'm green with envy. Amazing!

 

[NeverMore1701]

That looks fantastic!

 

[Maprik]

BLING! Take that one to the CLUB party people and get out on the floa!

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

Nice! I'd like to see a plain Ti scale polished like that.

 

[Maprik]

Wait. So is it possible to polish any Ti handle to a mirror finish?

 

[SOC_MRN_Leon]

Wow that's awesome! How long did that take?

 

[Shooter45]

Wow that came out great.

 

[franzdom]

Wait. So is it possible to polish any Ti handle to a mirror finish?

Yes, polished Ti is always possible. Litespeed bicycles used to do a whole bike frame but they cost a LOT more than the brushed and satin ones. The finish holds up great.

 

[Need2Know]

Let us know how it holds up over time.

 

[RobertK]

I'd also like to know how long this took!

And curses, now I really want a ti-frag scale so I can do this. I was so happy with blue/black. *sniff*

 

[BARBARIAN-X]

Only took me about an hour...I've polished a ton of CPU heatsinks in my day so it's pretty much the same process.