DIY Titanium Regulator Anodizing

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Nice, simple setup with great results!
One question: is it possible to bring the titanium back to its original color?
 
Nice, simple setup with great results!
One question: is it possible to bring the titanium back to its original color?

Yes, it is simple to remove anodizing. A couple seconds in hydrofluoric acid will take it back to a dull silver and then a quick metal polish would bring it back to shiny. Anodizing is only adding to the microscopic titanium oxide layer that affects how color is reflected and then perceived, so it doesn't take much to take that oxide layer off with a strong acid.
 
thanks a lot buddy.... now my wife wants a hot pink t3, and a matching titanium plate/hardware.
I played around a bit with a port plug... One matte pink on top (etched before), one shiny pink on bottom (polished before).
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https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

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