Anodized material removal

[c.joe]

Hey guys,

I have a knife coming in and it happens to have a titanium handle that was partially, "professionally" anodized on the lower half. Is there a way to go about removing this? Would I need to take this to a knife maker and have him remove it with a special method? I'm not too familiar with the anodizing process.

Many thanks,
-Chris

[SolidState]

anodizing is the opposite of cathodizing or "electroplating." Most anodized coatings can be buffed off, removal often consists of etching and buffing. Noxon may work for you.

good luck

[Evil D]

Actually, Easy Off oven cleaner and some elbow grease works like a charm. We used to use it on BMX parts back in the day.

[butch]

eagle one Al mag wheel cleaner (not jsut the polish )
spray on let set a sec and wash off it will clean the color right off

i do it all the time on my Ti work till i get the color i want (not sure how it works on the blacked out Ti but all the color will come off )

hope this helps