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EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 01:24 AM

anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
I was reading earlier today that Titanium can be anodized using coke and 9v batteries.....only thing i had made of titanium was my oem gear knob....well i had to have a try for myself.

https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/eg6-b18c6/5.jpg

what you need is a non metallic container (mug) put a folded bit of aluminium foil down one side of the mug, connected a wire for the negative (note in my pic i have the red and black leads the wrong way round GEARKNOB GOES TO BATTERY POSITIVE, FOIL GOES TO NEGATIVE). i attached my gearknob to a bolt and hung it into the coke (i used diet but i dont think it matters) THE GEARKNOB AND FOIL MUST NOT TOUCH.

the best way to do it is get your gearknob hanging in the coke and make sure theyre not touching before you connect the battery (batteries).

For my first attempt i used two batteries for 18v and got the results below after about 1 minute, a bit blotchy and not really the colour i was looking for.

https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/eg6-b18c6/1.jpg

so i added another battery and put it back in for another minute..... getting more like it now

https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/eg6-b18c6/2.jpg

i then started trying again, adding more and more batteries, but it just started going a bit grey. i sanded it down with a bit of wet and dry in a drill (took about 30 secs) and tryed a few more times. to get it looking like below i had 7 batteries connected together (63v, i think voltages upto 150v are used) and connected the power for about 3 secs, span it round 180 degrees and gave it another 3 secs.this was because i found the side nearest the foil changes colour a lot more quickly.


https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/eg6-b18c6/3.jpg

https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/eg6-b18c6/4.jpg

The idea is that different colours can be gained by using different voltages, but you would usually have an adjustable power supply and better solutions than coke to get a broad spectrum of repeatable colouring. even so, just with the batteries and coke, i'm sure you can get good results by experimenting a bit........there's a lot more info out there on this, i have barely touched the surface.

if you like, have a try, and get some pics up :D

G-Stick 03-22-2010 01:54 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
damnn nice shiet man.. ill prob give it a try :D

BlueIntegraBoy 03-22-2010 03:57 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
Haha. High school chemistry put to use. An electrochemical cell...

97CWITR 03-22-2010 04:58 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
very cool!

EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 05:15 AM

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http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/eg6-b18c6/6.jpg

light blue/greenish with red removed.

i have now found if you put the foil all the way round you get a much more even coating aswell

D@9 A.D.B. 03-22-2010 05:29 AM

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haha cool ish

EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 07:52 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
i think i might be too bored, i'm gonna have to pick a color and stop myself

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/eg6-b18c6/7.jpg

Tyrant_007 03-22-2010 08:05 AM

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Cool. I bet you have fun dying easter eggs :P Maybe you should figure out how to make each color and make a chart and make this a COMPLETE DIY. Cool stuff!

EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyrant_007 (Post 41940085)
Cool. I bet you have fun dying easter eggs :P Maybe you should figure out how to make each color and make a chart and make this a COMPLETE DIY. Cool stuff!

there are charts available but to be honest everyone seems to get different results depending on how they do it and how flat the batteries are etc......for anyone having a go once your set up its easy to experiment for yourself

Todd00 03-22-2010 08:15 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
While the science behind it is cool, am I the only one that thinks that rainbow colored shift knobs are kinda silly looking?

EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 08:23 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
yeah i'm not leaving it stripy like that, just thought it would show the colours i've managed to get off a little better

8VEYBEYB 03-22-2010 08:34 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
VERY cool.

8VEYBEYB 03-22-2010 08:34 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
is the type R shifter Titanium? I have one I got off ebay not sure if its titanium or not...

EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 08:40 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
well now you have an easy way to test if it is genuine or not, oem is titanium

srt4mike 03-22-2010 08:42 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
Very interesting. I support Tyrant's idea for an complete DIY.

BlueIntegraBoy 03-22-2010 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 8VEYBEYB (Post 41940376)
is the type R shifter Titanium? I have one I got off ebay not sure if its titanium or not...

The non-USDM/CDM ones are. USDM/CDM are aluminum (or as the Brits like to say aluminium).

gourley 03-22-2010 09:58 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
I saw this done a while back with radiator hose clamps. :thumbup: good info

EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 10:03 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
sorry, didnt realise US didnt get titanium shift knobs.

Wasnt trying to rub your noses in it or anything like that ...........honest

Trey 03-22-2010 10:25 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
Lye (Drano or Easy Off oven cleaner) takes the anodizing off aluminum. Dunno if it works with Ti.

EG6-B18C6 03-22-2010 10:34 AM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
yeah i think it works on Ti too

DC2-ProdUcTiOnS 03-22-2010 12:12 PM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
DRINK THE COKE AFTERWARDS....IT FCUKS YOU UP....

:beer::beer:

BlueIntegraBoy 03-22-2010 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DC2-ProdUcTiOnS (Post 41942669)
DRINK THE COKE AFTERWARDS....IT FCUKS YOU UP....

:beer::beer:


People use Coke to unclog drains instead of using Drano.

PYITR678 03-22-2010 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueIntegraBoy (Post 41943774)
People use Coke to unclog drains instead of using Drano.

People also use Coke as a spermicidal douche. Have been since some window licker decided it worked for her the 1950s. Doesn't mean it actually works, nor does it have any bearing on the product as per what it is intended (consumption).

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/sperm.asp

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/dec17_2/a2873


...on that note, did you know that tap water can dissolve solid steel?!?

get RIGHT 03-22-2010 04:39 PM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
Cool idea OP. :thumbup:

PYITR678 03-22-2010 04:47 PM

Re: anodize your OEM Ti shifter using coke and 9v batteries
 
BTW, anyone have any idea how long that will last?


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