Cleaning titanium?
10 November 2004, 11:56 AM
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Cleaning titanium?
I have a titanium wedding band which has some scratches in it (after only 2 months 
), is there a good cleaning product which can remove or reduce the visability of these scratches?
Or is it best, just to take it to a jewellers?
), is there a good cleaning product which can remove or reduce the visability of these scratches?Or is it best, just to take it to a jewellers?
10 November 2004, 03:25 PM
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I presume you can clean it in much the same way as you'd clean a titanium bicycle frame. I found this on the Merlin (titanium bicycle manufacturer) website:
Cosmetic Care and Maintenance
Titanium resists rust and corrosion, and requires little in the way of regular care. To keep your bike looking new, wash it with warm water and a mild, biodegradable soap solution, and rinse thoroughly. If you use a hose, do not squirt water directly at the headset or bottom bracket bearings, or the seat cluster. After rinsing, dry the frame with a soft towel.
Surface scratches can be removed with Type A (very fine) ScotchBrite, which is available in most hardware stores. Cut the ScotchBrite into a strip and polish the frame lightly with straight strokes perpendicular to the tube. To renew the frame's luster, apply a thin coat of household polish or wax with a soft towel.
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Cosmetic Care and Maintenance
Titanium resists rust and corrosion, and requires little in the way of regular care. To keep your bike looking new, wash it with warm water and a mild, biodegradable soap solution, and rinse thoroughly. If you use a hose, do not squirt water directly at the headset or bottom bracket bearings, or the seat cluster. After rinsing, dry the frame with a soft towel.
Surface scratches can be removed with Type A (very fine) ScotchBrite, which is available in most hardware stores. Cut the ScotchBrite into a strip and polish the frame lightly with straight strokes perpendicular to the tube. To renew the frame's luster, apply a thin coat of household polish or wax with a soft towel.
See here
10 November 2004, 03:37 PM
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Yeap, it's titanium... because I'm a geek!!! Same stuff as my old HKS exhaust!! 
Looks better than gold or platinium and a shed load cheaper!!! And being a tart, it matches the colour and finish of my Sekio Kenetic watch!! 
Cheers Butkus, much like Roy's nail buffer suggestion.
Same stuff as my old HKS exhaust!! Looks better than gold or platinium and a shed load cheaper!!!
And being a tart, it matches the colour and finish of my Sekio Kenetic watch!! Cheers Butkus, much like Roy's nail buffer suggestion.
10 November 2004, 03:41 PM
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Don't bother - scratches add character. Mine got scratched to buggery doing the Aonach Eagach ridge 2 Summers ago, now they have burnished with general wear into a lived-in patina.
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