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Thanks for that Rossum. I currently have a brass cc, which I have momentarily given up on trying to keep nice and shiny
I gather you get longer with the ti without getting your fingerprints showing?
Which ones are in your piccie just a few posts back?
When I bought another CC recently, I went with Ti primarily because of the weight. I love my SS, but it's close to the brass in weight.
Left to right:
- SS in daily use since last June. It's had a couple of spruce ups with Scotchbrite, but nothing recently apart from a wipe with a damp cloth. It has surface scratches because I throw it in my bag when I go out.
- Ti in daily use since last August. One spruce up with a maroon Scotchbrite after I dropped it on rocks when bushwalking about 4? months ago. Nothing since apart from a damp cloth. Also has some surface scratches because it always goes out with me.
- Brand new Ti - less than a week old.
Al and brass are a different story ... you'll notice I didn't include them in the pic
I luuuurve all my CCs
<raises hand> I tend to tarnish Al and strip chrome at a rapid pace. I have an Al mod (not my CC, which I maintain like a hawk) that proudly bears the Shroud of Papa - a near perfect shadow of my hand.
Some searching suggested it was related to salt concentration in perspiration. It's congenital, I suppose, although my BP is in the normal range and I don't suffer from fluid retention or any of the other signs of having too much salt.
Someone say Patina ?
This was done by combining equal parts White Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide together then heated to a boil and applied with a Q-tip. Repeated the process til I got to this point and stopped
This was done by combining equal parts White Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide together then heated to a boil and applied with a Q-tip. Repeated the process til I got to this point and stopped
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Thank you Di - you made the decision much easier
And drifter - that is gorgeous. I know what I'm going to do with my brass cc now
And drifter - that is gorgeous. I know what I'm going to do with my brass cc now
And drifter - that is gorgeous. I know what I'm going to do with my brass cc now
Thanks inga
I do hope you try it, please share a pic of your results afterwards
Someone say Patina ?
This was done by combining equal parts White Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide together then heated to a boil and applied with a Q-tip. Repeated the process til I got to this point and stopped
That is truly spectacular, The.Drifter! What's needed for maintenance to keep it looking fabulous? Does it still patina? Can you polish it and keep the pattern? (Sorry for all the questions
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Meh...I hope everyone is having a good weekend.
I been doing plumbing werk...
Got a cool mod or two coming though next week, tho.
Had a weekend "off".
Kiddos and faulty float valve flooded main bathroom...
Over the last month.
Stripped it down.
Dried the subfloor.
Installed new tiles.
Rebuilt.
That and some obligatory shopping and the weekend is over.
At least I was home with the family.
But boy are my knees and feet hollering.
Tapatyped
I sent him a pm and got a break down DiThat is truly spectacular, The.Drifter! What's needed for maintenance to keep it looking fabulous? Does it still patina? Can you polish it and keep the pattern? (Sorry for all the questions
I'll invite you to the convo.
I'm glad everyone is diggin the forced Patina on the brassy I've had a few other good folks ask how I did it so I figured I'd just share what I did here on the thread too
It really was pretty easy, so you all should be able to duplicate the finish if your into this kind of look for your mod
I started by removing everything but the 510 housing from the CC and gave the CC a good bath in dish soap to clean it. Then I dried it thoroughly.
I combined 20ml of White vinegar and 20ml of Hydrogen peroxide in a small microwavable glass cup and heated it in the microwave until it just boiled.
I used a Q-tip and dipped it in the solution and soaked it, then basically brushed the CC with the saturated Q-tip in lines away from the squonk hole to get that pattern.
If you heated the solution to just boiling the reaction only takes a few minutes and changes before your eyes. I just brushed the first coat on and only waited a couple minutes and then soaked a new Q-tip and did it again. As the first layer drys it will darken and the next layer will add lighter streaks thru it and change the color below it. Layering the streaks achieved that flame pattern and different colors. This reaction can be done without heating the solution but will be much slower. So make sure the solution is quite hot when you apply it by reheating it to maintain that hot temperature and you can do the whole process under 15 minutes. The patina develops pretty quick and once you get it to a point you like it just wash off the solution with water and dry.
To keep the patina in that state you should wax it or clear lacquer coat it otherwise the patina will continue to naturally air develop darker overtime. Personally I went for the pattern on mine and will continue to let it air patina further on its own over time, should make for some interesting figures/shapes and colors in the future.
Last tip, try not to patina the mating surfaces (bottom of topcap and top of mod body), and if you do, remove the patina from that area so you can keep a good electrical connection and keep your brassy hitting hard.
The Q-tip application method I used is just one way of applying the solution, there's plenty of room for some extra creativity using different materials to apply with. Cotton balls and small sponges come to mind, dabbing vs brushing, I think you see where I'm going with this Finally, you can use scotch tape and mask off sections to create other patterns that will remain non patina'd.
This patina can be scotch-brited back off, so if you dont like how the patina developed you can always re-do the CC back to is original brushed finish.
Good luck and please share some pics if you do decide to try this
I've had a few other good folks ask how I did it so I figured I'd just share what I did here on the thread too It really was pretty easy, so you all should be able to duplicate the finish if your into this kind of look for your mod
I started by removing everything but the 510 housing from the CC and gave the CC a good bath in dish soap to clean it. Then I dried it thoroughly.
I combined 20ml of White vinegar and 20ml of Hydrogen peroxide in a small microwavable glass cup and heated it in the microwave until it just boiled.
I used a Q-tip and dipped it in the solution and soaked it, then basically brushed the CC with the saturated Q-tip in lines away from the squonk hole to get that pattern.
If you heated the solution to just boiling the reaction only takes a few minutes and changes before your eyes. I just brushed the first coat on and only waited a couple minutes and then soaked a new Q-tip and did it again. As the first layer drys it will darken and the next layer will add lighter streaks thru it and change the color below it. Layering the streaks achieved that flame pattern and different colors. This reaction can be done without heating the solution but will be much slower. So make sure the solution is quite hot when you apply it by reheating it to maintain that hot temperature and you can do the whole process under 15 minutes. The patina develops pretty quick and once you get it to a point you like it just wash off the solution with water and dry.
To keep the patina in that state you should wax it or clear lacquer coat it otherwise the patina will continue to naturally air develop darker overtime. Personally I went for the pattern on mine and will continue to let it air patina further on its own over time, should make for some interesting figures/shapes and colors in the future.
Last tip, try not to patina the mating surfaces (bottom of topcap and top of mod body), and if you do, remove the patina from that area so you can keep a good electrical connection and keep your brassy hitting hard.
The Q-tip application method I used is just one way of applying the solution, there's plenty of room for some extra creativity using different materials to apply with. Cotton balls and small sponges come to mind, dabbing vs brushing, I think you see where I'm going with this
Finally, you can use scotch tape and mask off sections to create other patterns that will remain non patina'd.This patina can be scotch-brited back off, so if you dont like how the patina developed you can always re-do the CC back to is original brushed finish.
Good luck and please share some pics if you do decide to try this
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Someone say Patina ?
This was done by combining equal parts White Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide together then heated to a boil and applied with a Q-tip. Repeated the process til I got to this point and stopped
Phenomenal!
Nice write up, Marcus! Thanks, buddy! 
Sorry 'bout your old knees, Beck. It's pro'ly cuz yer all old, an' stuff.
Nice picher, USMC!
Sorry 'bout your old knees, Beck.
It's pro'ly cuz yer all old, an' stuff. Nice picher, USMC!
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