Tie-dye anyone? The Idube Sebenza (lotsa pics)

How concentrated a mixture?
How long do you have to soak it?
Does longer make it darker?
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fulloflead said:
How concentrated a mixture?
How long do you have to soak it?
Does longer make it darker?
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Concentration = about a quart of water to 3 scoops (measuring scoop included with Oxi Clean). In a Pyrex pan or something similar, pour 1 quart of boiling water and then add the 3 scoops of Oxi. Soak titanium for about 45 minutes or until bubbles (head, like in beer) subside. If you want it as dark as you can get it, keep adding a scoop of Oxi at a time as bubbles subside up to an hour of soak time for max darkness. Be sure to degrease scales first before soaking. I washed the scales in ordinary diswashing liquid before soaking.
 
Be sure you're subscribed to this thread. I'll reply here when I do it. I may try the rubber-cememt thing. :thumbup:

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fulloflead said:
Be sure you're subscribed to this thread. I'll reply here when I do it. I may try the rubber-cememt thing. :thumbup:

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Yep, already subscribed. May I suggest that you try the rubber cement on a spare piece of titanium first? If it doesn't work and the rubber cement comes off because of the heat, at least you won't end up with a completely darkened handle.
 
grnamin said:
Yep, already subscribed. May I suggest that you try the rubber cement on a spare piece of titanium first? If it doesn't work and the rubber cement comes off because of the heat, at least you won't end up with a completely darkened handle.
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Good idea. Or just rubber cement on the knife and hot water first to see what happens. Then, if it stays put, start over with the Oxyclean.

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fulloflead said:
Good idea. Or just rubber cement on the knife and hot water first to see what happens. Then, if it stays put, start over with the Oxyclean.

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That's an even better idea. :thumbup:
 
LOL and thank you! This is a preview of the Jerry Garcia Limited Edition Sebenza. :D
 
NICE!!! :) :thumbup: I wonder if the EU product called OXI-Action is the same stuff.........?? I may just NEED to rty this out on something in Ti :rolleyes:
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That's cool, Mr. grnamin !


Definitely deserves. . . . . . :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
For those of you who wanna experiment w/torching Titanium, your best bet is go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get yourself one of those Bernz-o-matic butane torches for about $5-$7! They are about 7 or 8 inches tall and hold a good amount of butane...what makes them good is their way more reliable than those cheapo $5 gas station torches and they even have a controllable flame w/a pretty good range for what you're looking to do. They'll get plenty hot enough, and actually work better than propane for most people bc the propane burns much hotter and goes through the color spectrum too fast on the Ti bc it heats up too quickly...but w/experience you can use either, I like butane. If you really want to do some nice work & be able to get smaller stripes of color in the Ti peruse Ebay for a Smith jewelers' torch. A jewelers torch has the little-bity end attachments to get those fine flames that you'd really want for the small scales of a Sebbie or something similar in size. Just my humble opinion for what its worth. And remember, the slower you heat up the Ti the better....your just torching it a little not charbroiling it :D
 
GigOne said:
That's cool, Mr. grnamin !


Definitely deserves. . . . . . :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Thank you, Gig! How's that lefty Sebenza holding out? Patriot24, I think I'll pay Home Depot a visit in the very near future. :thumbup:
 
Patriot24 said:
For those of you who wanna experiment w/torching Titanium, your best bet is go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get yourself one of those Bernz-o-matic butane torches for about $5-$7! They are about 7 or 8 inches tall and hold a good amount of butane...what makes them good is their way more reliable than those cheapo $5 gas station torches and they even have a controllable flame w/a pretty good range for what you're looking to do. They'll get plenty hot enough, and actually work better than propane for most people bc the propane burns much hotter and goes through the color spectrum too fast on the Ti bc it heats up too quickly...but w/experience you can use either, I like butane. If you really want to do some nice work & be able to get smaller stripes of color in the Ti peruse Ebay for a Smith jewelers' torch. A jewelers torch has the little-bity end attachments to get those fine flames that you'd really want for the small scales of a Sebbie or something similar in size. Just my humble opinion for what its worth. And remember, the slower you heat up the Ti the better....your just torching it a little not charbroiling it :D
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Informative post. Thanks!
What order do the colors come in and how long do you have to hold the flame on there?

My first try, I'm going to go nuts and do a combo of the Oxy and Tourch methods. :thumbup:

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fulloflead said:
Informative post. Thanks!
What order do the colors come in and how long do you have to hold the flame on there?

My first try, I'm going to go nuts and do a combo of the Oxy and Tourch methods. :thumbup:

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Well....it all depends on how much of the flame is touching it, what part of the flame, etc. The guys who have access to a bead blaster have an advantage over the rest of us bc if they screw up or dont like the outcome, they can just beadblast and start over! I've got the color spectrum written down around here somewhere let me see if I can find it and I'll come back & post it. I do remember that gold is the very first color you get and it'll turn orangish, then I think you'll go to a reddish-purplish..then to purplish-bluish, then to blue, and if you leave it on their to long you'll go back around to gold! Its a strange process, definetly not perfect..but I dont have an anodizer. I normally go for the blues and if striping do blue stripes beside orangish or goldish stripes....one thing's for sure it is one of the coolest and funnest things you can do! Its amazing to turn the dull grey Ti into a bright blur creation! Look mom..I did it all by myself!LOL!
 
Patriot24 said:
Well....it all depends on how much of the flame is touching it, what part of the flame, etc. The guys who have access to a bead blaster have an advantage over the rest of us bc if they screw up or dont like the outcome, they can just beadblast and start over! I've got the color spectrum written down around here somewhere let me see if I can find it and I'll come back & post it. I do remember that gold is the very first color you get and it'll turn orangish, then I think you'll go to a reddish-purplish..then to purplish-bluish, then to blue, and if you leave it on their to long you'll go back around to gold! Its a strange process, definetly not perfect..but I dont have an anodizer. I normally go for the blues and if striping do blue stripes beside orangish or goldish stripes....one thing's for sure it is one of the coolest and funnest things you can do! Its amazing to turn the dull grey Ti into a bright blur creation! Look mom..I did it all by myself!LOL!
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What should I do first? The flame-coloring or the Oxyclean bath?

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fulloflead said:
What should I do first? The flame-coloring or the Oxyclean bath?

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May I suggest a full Oxi Clean bath first to darken the titanium then flame-coloring?
 
grnamin said:
May I suggest a full Oxi Clean bath first to darken the titanium then flame-coloring?
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OK. I'll do the dunk with a pattern blotted out with rubber cement first, then I'll flame color it.

If all goes well.

Now, I gotta go get the stuff.

Keep an eye out. Same Bat time. Same Bat channel.

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great stuff....be sure to share it with the folks over in The Toolshed. There are other companies that use titanium in their folding knives - might be a nice trick for others to try. ;)
 
Daniel Koster said:
great stuff....be sure to share it with the folks over in The Toolshed. There are other companies that use titanium in their folding knives - might be a nice trick for others to try. ;)
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Daniel, how do we get to The Toolshed?
 
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