Puting your mod in the oven to change color?

[jaypee]

Hi,

So I asked on how I could make my stainless steel Gus telescopic into a brass colored, and I got this answer the answer that I could put it in the oven at 525 degrees for 30 min.

have anyone tried this?

 

[The Yeti]

AFAIK, you can't change stainless steel to brass with any amount of heat. They're two completely different alloys.

That being said, you may get some patina on the SS by sticking it in the oven, but I would hardly think it would come out looking very good. The Gus is a beautiful mod as-is, why would you want to chance it??

 

[jaypee]

This guy did it, and it turned out pretty good.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pmr518yulctsjcw/IMAG0198.jpg

I just like the brass look more

 

[tagster]

You can check out this article:

Article: Heat tint (temper) colours on stainless steel surfaces heated in air

Note: The temperature is in Celcius. Depending on the quality of the stainless steel and the alloy mix, your results can vary. Sometimes the result may not be a consistent coloring.

 

[AttyPops]

WARNING...make sure you newbies know (I'm stating the obvious here to be safe) that this is for an actual metal mechanical mod with no electronics or battery in it. Just say'n.

Interesting. Looks like a nice way to wreck SS to me. But to each their own. Nice link tagster. I'd use a torch and get crazy colors, man.

Why not look into electroplating kits instead? You could have a gold one..... I think SS is hard to plate...you'd need the right combo of stuff (research it).

 

[jfango]

If you do this you should heat it up very slowly and watch it very closely....just when it has reached the color you want.....remove it from the heat and let it cool. If you have gone to far or don't like the results, you can sand it down with very fine sandpaper and repolish it and try again. I've done this with mild steel for the hands of a clock I made, they are a very dark blue color now and look awesome. YMMV...lol

 

[Calicam]

Going to try this with my igo-l. If it works will do my GUS too. Any negative effects on conductivity caused by the patina on threads? That pic of the Gus looks really nice!

 

[akim80]

I am going to try this too.

 

[El_tecolote]

Just don't let your wife, gf, or SO put a chicken on top of it.

 

[AttyPops]

Any of you "experimenters" know the melting point of solder? In Degrees Fahrenheit?
Also, are you sure there's no plastic insulators holding stuff in place in your particular make/model mod?
Also, do you own a multi-meter and will you check for shorts after you are done? (and know how to?)

Just ask'n.


Stuffis to think about.

 

[Paraflier]

Sounds a lot like sending the new guy for a 'board strethcer' or 'aluminum mag.'... lol "Yeah! Put it in the oven!"

But I guess I have never tried it, so I can't say too much....

 

[AttyPops]

Sounds a lot like sending the new guy for a 'board strethcer' or 'aluminum mag.'... lol "Yeah! Put it in the oven!"

But I guess I have never tried it, so I can't say too much....

Yeah...well, you've been with ECF since 2010 and have 42 posts as I write this. So...we weren't planning on you saying too much.

However, if you decide to get talkative and you get up to 75 posts, you will become a vet.

 

[Calicam]

Why didn't anyone tell me to not put the entire mod in the oven? The delrin insulators melted. Oh well, live and learn!...............

I kid, I kid. After baking the upper and lower tubes as well as the IGO-l cap for 1 hour 15 minutes at 550 farenheit, It developed a slight golden patina. It is very subtle and you can only notice it if placed against a pure white background. It's going back in the oven and I will update tomorrow with results, pics and procedure documentation.

AttyPops, I appreciate you reminder to do a "dummy check". I work as an engineer for a manufacturing company and make silly mistakes from time to time. It happens to us all, regardless of experience. Cheers!

 

[Paraflier]

Just trying to make a little humor. Sorry if it was lost.

 

[AttyPops]

Just trying to make a little humor. Sorry if it was lost.

It wasn't lost. I 'liked' the post!

I should have said 'lol' too.

I added the and to help my post along those lost lines.....

 

[AttyPops]

And keep it up! You're at 44 now!

 

[AttyPops]

Why didn't anyone tell me to not put the entire mod in the oven? The delrin insulators melted. Oh well, live and learn!...............

I kid, I kid. After baking the upper and lower tubes as well as the IGO-l cap for 1 hour 15 minutes at 550 farenheit, It developed a slight golden patina. It is very subtle and you can only notice it if placed against a pure white background. It's going back in the oven and I will update tomorrow with results, pics and procedure documentation.

AttyPops, I appreciate you reminder to do a "dummy check". I work as an engineer for a manufacturing company and make silly mistakes from time to time. It happens to us all, regardless of experience. Cheers!

Yeah. I was less worried about you than someone who reads this, doesn't post, but didn't realize their particular mod has plastic spacers in it, or whatever.....

 

[CES]

WARNING...make sure you newbies know (I'm stating the obvious here to be safe) that this is for an actual metal mechanical mod with no electronics or battery in it. Just say'n.

Interesting. Looks like a nice way to wreck SS to me. But to each their own. Nice link tagster. I'd use a torch and get crazy colors, man.

Why not look into electroplating kits instead? You could have a gold one..... I think SS is hard to plate...you'd need the right combo of stuff (research it).

So, call me crazy....I'm more worried that someone will try this with an ego or PV with a battery that can't be removed

so, yeah, it should be obvious that batteries, electronic circuits and plastics shouldn't go in the oven... but since it might not be, i wanted to restate the obvious.

 

[NickKnack]

Hello all, I'm Nick and new to ecf but a veteran when it comes to vaping. I've been using PV's for around 7 years and have plenty of experience to help with just about any aspect of this trade ha ha. (Just a quick introduction) Advice on heat treating? Use a torch like you would use for bending pvc sprinkler pipe, its much easier to work with it that way and you can focus on just part of the sleeve if you would like to maintain some SS visuals. I know not everyone has access to a propane torch, so if you don't mind the extra time it takes try a torch lighter that you can find at most gas stations or smoke shops, you can even give it a pattern with one.

 

[NickKnack]

Oh! and I agree with CES and AttyPops completely about not putting electronic devices in the oven and especially with a torch, no heads or battery take heat well, batteries explode and leak, and as mentioned electronics melt down and burn.