First go at home ano
I tried my hand at home anodizing for the first time yesterday. Overall I am pleased with the results but as always there I room to learn. I would love some thought as well as process recomendations. The knife came with a blue ano I am guessing was done around 28v I hit the top and bottom ends if the scales and hard edges with 600 grit to expose titanium then buffed with a medium steel will to reduce scratching. Lastly hand tumbled with rocksalt in a gatoraid bottle. I then cleaned and anodized at 22v for a purple. I then repeated the full distress process more lightly and anodized at 14v. I noticed I got very little bronze so I cut a thin strip if 600 grit and used it like a paintbrushto some random scratch patterns on the surface and did 14v again.