Trade Skirmish blades? I want plain.

I'm not a 100% sure but I think torching is just another way of surface oxidation that could be sanded down again.

I would love to torch the handles of my Skirmish too (tigerstripes!!) but I'm a little afraid to do this. Titanium is well known to be a bitch when heated - it can bend and twist quickly when it gets too hot. When this happens, the handles are gone for good.

-Connor
 
Tried Oxiclean with my CRKT M16 as a test last night; it's "hard anodized" aluminum. Didn't work. Used boiling water from a teapot into pyrex dish, about 3 scoops of oxiclean, and about a liter of water. Let it soak for almost an hour. Did I do something wrong?
Connor--I'd love to see your skirmish if you've taken the anodization off--could you post a picture?
 
lewdog,

hard anodizing and esp. type III hard anodizing is different from simple anodizing and will not react well to the OxiClean treatment. From what I've heard stuff like Drano (sodium hydroxide, sodium nitrate, sodium chloride, and aluminum) is able to destroy those kinds of anodizing.

I didn't treat my Skirmish yet because I actually like the rainbow dots. ;-) Alas, the anodizing on the handles is already coming of in some places so sooner or later I will kill it completely. To answer your question, I found this thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367495&highlight=oxyclean+titanium

It should give you a good idea of what to expect. Note how dark and even the titanium oxide layer is on the unprotected surface. I guess some light brushing of the handles while in the bath and/or 2-3 repetitions of the treatment will get you a perfectly even colour.

-Connor
 
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