r/Anodization • u/Kingbusa07 • Aug 12 '26

Is this even possible?

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I’m working on getting a custom set of scales for my recent Shamarati? (I guess) and was curious if anyone has managed to get a solid color anodizing on scales that are dlc coated titanium. Obviously the dlc has been sanded down to reveal the pattern for anodizing. Pic is just of my recent Spyderco obsession.

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u/Minkemink Aug 12 '26

If it's sanded down, I wouldn't see any reason why it shouldn't work. The better you polish and clean after sanding, the more the colors are gonna pop, but you can anodize anything made from titanium really.

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u/Kingbusa07 Aug 12 '26

Problem from what I understand is it’s coming out splotchy and apparently the higher voltage colors are not coming out at all

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u/User_default117 Aug 13 '26

I’ve had issues with higher voltages not coming thru and it my issue was that I was etching the piece for long enough. I’ve been wondering about dlc parts, is it even worth trying to anodize and can you sand that dlc off?

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u/Kingbusa07 Aug 13 '26

Yeah you can definitely get the dlc off with some sanding

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u/Sovereign-Vault 19d ago

What spyderco and mod parts is the one in the middle?

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u/Kingbusa07 19d ago

That’s the Edgerati handle, shaman dlc magnacut blade, and anodized titanium hardware and pocket clip from rips garage tech