Sarge Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Can titanium be hard chromed? I'm thinking of having my gun refinished and was wondering if I need to put in a new comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBandit Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 This company says it can http://www.dynachrome.com/hard-chrome.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Why would you? It won't corrode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Why would you? It won't corrode. Why else? Looks. I think if I chrome it this winter I'll do it from head to toe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Taliani Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Why would you? It won't corrode. Why else? Looks. I think if I chrome it this winter I'll do it from head to toe. I'm with you. This was one of the hang-ups for me in having the Bedell Open gun hard chromed. It just doesn't look right IMO having an all hard chrome gun with an off colored comp. Titanium is different enough in color to be noticeable, but not different enough to give a two-tone look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hello: You can polish the titanium to a bright shinny jewel. Or you can bead blast it for that light gray finish. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 There can be adhesion problems going straight onto Ti. I believe a solution is to nickel plate before adding the chrome on top, so ask the chrome shop if they're setup for Titanium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) I'm with Eric on this one. Polish it up. Not sure if you remember the old slide-racker on my Open gun..... it was Ti and I had it polished to a mirror shine. (I'll bring it with me tonight if you want to see how shiny you can get it with just a simple buffing wheel) Besides, comps are like barrels .... they need to be replaced sooner or later, so I wouldn't fool with it. If you do, then you'll eventually need to re-chrome it and/or re-nickel plate + chrome. It just seems like a lot of work when you can polish it for next to nothing. Edited September 10, 2012 by Chris Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Thanks. I actually did not know they would buff out to much of a shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Thanks. I actually did not know they would buff out to much of a shine. Not to mention it ain't cheap for a new comp to be fitted. Cost of comp, cost of labor, shipping. You would also be adding weight to nose if you switched from a Ti comp to steel. Nice to know you can "spit shine" Ti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightFireJay Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 You could send the comp and some aluminum pieces to get anodized blue... so you'd have a chrome and blue gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoops! Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Thanks. I actually did not know they would buff out to much of a shine. Titanium can actually look like a mirror after you put enough time and effort into it with super high grit sanding devices and lots of liquid polishing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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