removing anodized color from titanium?

[sogflash]

what is the easiest and safest way to remove color from anodized titanium?

have you tried it?

 

[Komitadjie]

It's an extremely thin oxide layer on the surface only. Easiest method to remove it would likely be mechanical, a light abrasive blasting easily removes titanium oxides.

 

[sogflash]

but what if there is a pattern underneath? I've seen pictures of some knives with that.

 

[Komitadjie]

NO idea what would happen there, honestly. It is most likely going to depend on how the pattern is put on to begin with and how deeply it is cut in.