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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 04:18 PM
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Hey guys I am abbout to buy a head that has blue titanium retainers does any body know what brad is blue?
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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not me..do you know for sure that they are titanium?
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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Yes they are light as hell
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 07:56 AM
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 09:06 PM
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to find out if a metal is titanium, put it to a grinder of some sort, if the sparks are blue, its titanium.
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 09:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b18crx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to find out if a metal is titanium, put it to a grinder of some sort, if the sparks are blue, its titanium.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dont think you would want to grind your retainers though.
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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titanium does not spark blue from grinding.The sparks look white.most likely those are aluminum retainers that ferrea sells anodized blue.
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