you can anodize titanium super easily with a bucket of water with TSP in it, and a few 9V batteries. I re anodized my FMF muffler canister... took less than a minute and was even colour all over. Also no heat required. Different number of batteries gives you different colours
@@seansteele5478 Ok cheers mate. I'm from Australia and haven't heard about that. I'll look it up. How long does it stay that colour for after you do this?
@@marclarden Right on, it lasted a whole season of riding for me. Not sure how much longer, I sold the bike. It's the same reaction on the surface of the metal as heating, but it's quicker, more even, and you only need 5 9V batteries rather than 700 degree heat to get it to that bright blue colour. step 1- fill bucket with water/TSP mix step 2- connect 9V batteries in series, connect alligator clip wires to positive and negative (2 different wires) step 3- connect wire from negative terminal to a piece of aluminum foil dunked in the water/TSP step 4- connect positive wire to the titanium step 5- dunk the titanium in the water/tsp and watch it change colour (don't dunk the wire connected) lots of stuff on google about it, and what number of batteries give you what colours... Way easier and safer than a torch in my opinion
Pretty sure you left out the most important part. If you’re doing this, after polishing, wipe it down with something like brake cleaner or paint thinner with a clean rag, and wear fresh rubber gloves because the oil from your fingers will ruin the finish wherever you touch it.
Use wd40 to clean it. Fingerprints only stuff it after you don't wipe them down and the oil from your hands burns into it after it's started and gets hot.
Did you ever consider anodizing the pipe instead of oxidizing? There's much more colors options with different voltage. I just got my new FMF Ti system and wondering if I should do it with volts or heat. Don't want to damage my new pipe. What do you think? Thanks!
RIDE365.com this is why I’m a fan of you, you take the time to respond back to us!! Comfort and confidence is a huge part of us having fun riding out dirt bikes! I do a lot of the National Hillclimb series and one of my favorite edits of yours Is you at the Poags Hole Nationals. I respect you so much as a rider because you don’t just stick to one discipline of riding dirt scooters! If you come thru Tennessee make a pit stop in Cookeville and I’ll show you some of my favorite riding spots. We are actually having the National Hillclimb at the end of July here in my hometown, it’s the “Buffalo Valley Nationals” would love you see you there, if you could make it.
Can't remember the temps off hand but you can set your oven to a certain degree to evenly and easily turn your header blue/purple. SET IT AND FORGET IT! Lol
@@brettcue365 I would only throw a new one in the oven that's been washed with dish soap. But yeah operating the blow torch is more fun and satisfying lol
For those asking about stainless... You can get some pretty awesome colors in stainless, but be warned you're destroying the corrosion protection that stainless offers. On stainless steel, for example, any color in the weld or HAZ (Heat Affected Zone) shows that an oxide layer has formed, which can affect corrosion resistance. The darker the color is, the thicker the oxidization. The colors follow a predictable pattern, from chrome to straw to gold to blue to purple. Those colors can be cleaned off mechanically or chemically, or both, and the corrosion resistance can be restored. And that’s the big deal with using stainless steel, right? Corrosion resistance.
BTW same principles apply to Ti but you also are compromising the integrity of the Titanium itself by cooking it this way. It's common in the automotive and motorcycle world do this for cosmetic purposes, but there should be a big warning that by using this process you are purposefully contaminating the metal and weld areas. Titanium at higher temps likes to grab hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen from the air. When these are mixed with the base metal it drastically reduces the ductility and strength of the material and weld. Not saying anything done here is wrong. Just know before you go. Shits expensive.
@@dangerousmomo1 is there any reason why we should be concerned about exhaust pipe strength? I mean they're kinda just hanging there, they're not suppose to hold any weight other then the pipes itself, or am i missing something here?
Dang so tempted to grab a torch and start hitting my Yosh with it rn Haha. My pipe has some purple and goldish color going on around places it gets warmer and I thought that looked sweet but man this looks insane.
Yoshi took all this care to back purge and weld in a inert chamber to make this beautiful piece of titanium goodness with aerospace grade welds. To have a bunch of people shit on it with propane torch.🤣 what has the world come to🤣🤣🤣
Hi Brett!What's the advantage of doing this instead of letting the titanium header get blue while the bike is working and producing heat? Also if you leave it purple at a spot will it turn blue on it's own with the heat of the motor?
It may turn the pipe blue close to the motor when you ride it, but not usually the whole thing. You’d be surprised how long you can ride it after doing this without it changing any.
Maybe a works finish would if you polished it up a little first. 2 stroke pipes aren’t titanium, so I’m not positive. I have never tried it on a 2 stroke. Brett
Yeah but only if it’s raw steel (like the works ones) or you could strip the stock pipe really not worth doing the entire pipe though because 2stroke pipes dent so easily and heating the pipe will soften the steel so stick to the welds and let the bike do the rest
It will work on a bare pipe. Polish it with some scotchbrite. Alternatively, you could just run it hard and that will change the headpipe blue and leave the expansion chamber polished.
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 2 strokes don't get that hot to change the expansion chamber color ... That's a whole different story for 4 strokes they get hot stupid fast
The headpipe will change to a blue coloration. How far it gets it up to a number of different factors, but if you polished the expansion chamber well, it will usually stay polished. I hand polished the pipe on my KX500 and it turned a bright blue right up to the beginning of the chamber.
yeah you can do it, steel pipes or titanium pipes will do this. polishing will help give it a better look but it will still turn color without polishing it before
@@ollysfishing4231 yes it should. I'm a metal worker and do a lot of heat treating. It should change, but might not be as bright as a ti system. Polishing it first will make a big difference
@@johnnymayo7079 how would it affect the durability? I dont really plan on keeping my stock system for long but I dont want it to rust or something weird
@@Degen.Diesel it doesnt change the structure of the steel at all. if you're worried about rust you can just wipe it down with a little wd-40 after washing your bike.
So correct me if I’m wrong but someone said no stock pipe is titanium but I swear my 19 crf250 pipe is titanium, what’s my chances of getting a result similar to this? Cheers man
Question?, I’ve got a 2018 YZ250f and I’ve been riding it for bit now, if I were to blue my pipes would it still blue even though that I’ve been riding it for the past 12 months ?
Is it a titanium header? Stock or no? You can definitely clean it up and try. It wouldn’t hurt. It may not turn the same shade of blue, but should at least change if it’s titanium. Brett
@7:58 watch it expand/contract in the time lapse!! CRAAAZY!!!
20/20 vision I didn’t even notice
if anyone is interested titanium is a reactive metal meaning that around 700 degrees it reacts with oxygen and turns it those colors.
Ryan Fisher cool. 👊🏻
Hella gay
Noice
hey i have a fmf muffler but the color has just vanished and it is scratched really bad any advices?
Thats why titanium is fkcn cool
in Finland we just give the bike so much *happea* aka give it so much gas that it turns blue while riding
Toi on kyl totta, oman putken alkukäyrä on aivan sininen :D
Mörkö nice 👌
Mulki se alku o sinine
Reddit Kid ei nää amerikkalaiset kato osaa
Exactly haha
you can anodize titanium super easily with a bucket of water with TSP in it, and a few 9V batteries. I re anodized my FMF muffler canister... took less than a minute and was even colour all over. Also no heat required. Different number of batteries gives you different colours
This is probably a better way
What's TSP?
@@marclarden trisodium phosphate... you can get it at hardware stores, comes in a milk carton looking container
@@seansteele5478 Ok cheers mate. I'm from Australia and haven't heard about that. I'll look it up. How long does it stay that colour for after you do this?
@@marclarden Right on, it lasted a whole season of riding for me. Not sure how much longer, I sold the bike. It's the same reaction on the surface of the metal as heating, but it's quicker, more even, and you only need 5 9V batteries rather than 700 degree heat to get it to that bright blue colour.
step 1- fill bucket with water/TSP mix
step 2- connect 9V batteries in series, connect alligator clip wires to positive and negative (2 different wires)
step 3- connect wire from negative terminal to a piece of aluminum foil dunked in the water/TSP
step 4- connect positive wire to the titanium
step 5- dunk the titanium in the water/tsp and watch it change colour (don't dunk the wire connected)
lots of stuff on google about it, and what number of batteries give you what colours... Way easier and safer than a torch in my opinion
3:02 your dog throws up!
If you do end up getting your pipe too hot you can use the buffing wheel to bring it back to its original color and start from scratch
There’s ya go!
Brett
Pretty sure you left out the most important part.
If you’re doing this, after polishing, wipe it down with something like brake cleaner or paint thinner with a clean rag, and wear fresh rubber gloves because the oil from your fingers will ruin the finish wherever you touch it.
Use wd40 to clean it. Fingerprints only stuff it after you don't wipe them down and the oil from your hands burns into it after it's started and gets hot.
jason goodwin so the oil from fingerprints is a problem, but not the WD-40? Okay... 😂
@@corey640 finger prints burn your print into it.... fyi wd40 is what you use to clean it before it's started and heated up
Rubber? No leather gloves. Rubber will just become hot tar and melts to your skin making the burn last longer
@@mrmidnight32 you clean it before it’s hot....
Or just burn race gas?
10 bucks a gallon for zero benefit 👌
Brett you are a true bad ass still my favorite rider love them whips!!
At 3:03 your dog throws up in the background
Lol
Hah
Haha
it looks so freaking epic
Does this work on stainless steel also? Just bought a full yosh and they only offered it in stainless for my 18 crf450
They offer titanium for the 18. I have the 18 as well.
Now I know why some areas of my pipe would look great but then go back to silver and stay that way no matter what. Thanks for that info / tip
6:15 im scared for the bike exploding
Back to a real bike ride red
💪🏼💪🏼
Brett
So u got rid of the ktm?
Always honda is has always been the best at styling , how reliable they are and how smooth they are
Ride red or ride dead
I have a shirt that says Ride red
Hello Brett the suspensions you also made them with a troch
How long does it stay like that..too bad i dont have the titanium system mine is the stainless one
This is sweet! Thanks for the tips Cue
My welding teacher taught me this trick back in 2010 can make really cool art if you know what you're doing
Can you do this on a chrome exhaust? I have a 91 nighthawk this would look dope on the tips
William Stewart negative
Holy crap 75% of the comments are the same question!!
Hell yes they Breathe fire! Looks great Brett.
Love it thay look a lot better can u do this to standard headers
working only with titanium
Did you ever consider anodizing the pipe instead of oxidizing? There's much more colors options with different voltage. I just got my new FMF Ti system and wondering if I should do it with volts or heat. Don't want to damage my new pipe. What do you think? Thanks!
Man i couldnt get it to work
Hi there, does it work on the stainless pipe also or only the Titanium one's?
BQ!!!! Red looks a lot better than Orange sitting in your garage!! That thing looks fresh brother!!
Agreed!! I can’t believe how much more comfortable and confident I am on it.
Brett
RIDE365.com this is why I’m a fan of you, you take the time to respond back to us!! Comfort and confidence is a huge part of us having fun riding out dirt bikes! I do a lot of the National Hillclimb series and one of my favorite edits of yours Is you at the Poags Hole Nationals. I respect you so much as a rider because you don’t just stick to one discipline of riding dirt scooters! If you come thru Tennessee make a pit stop in Cookeville and I’ll show you some of my favorite riding spots. We are actually having the National Hillclimb at the end of July here in my hometown, it’s the “Buffalo Valley Nationals” would love you see you there, if you could make it.
👌🏼👍🏽 thank your! I’ll see what I can do!!
Are you running your mufflers with the insert or not? This question is for anyone as well as I’d like to know🤙🏻
Can't remember the temps off hand but you can set your oven to a certain degree to evenly and easily turn your header blue/purple. SET IT AND FORGET IT! Lol
I would be scared to put my pipe in the oven! Takes some of the fun away too. Lol
@@brettcue365 I would only throw a new one in the oven that's been washed with dish soap. But yeah operating the blow torch is more fun and satisfying lol
pale gold straw-385 C
purple-412 C
deep blue-440 C
red purple-565 C
brown gray-648 C
green blue-925 C
once someone did accident burn their vehicles by doin blueing pipe. his carburetor leak and gasoline lit accidentally and burn his motorcycle.
For those asking about stainless... You can get some pretty awesome colors in stainless, but be warned you're destroying the corrosion protection that stainless offers. On stainless steel, for example, any color in the weld or HAZ (Heat Affected Zone) shows that an oxide layer has formed, which can affect corrosion resistance. The darker the color is, the thicker the oxidization. The colors follow a predictable pattern, from chrome to straw to gold to blue to purple. Those colors can be cleaned off mechanically or chemically, or both, and the corrosion resistance can be restored. And that’s the big deal with using stainless steel, right? Corrosion resistance.
BTW same principles apply to Ti but you also are compromising the integrity of the Titanium itself by cooking it this way. It's common in the automotive and motorcycle world do this for cosmetic purposes, but there should be a big warning that by using this process you are purposefully contaminating the metal and weld areas. Titanium at higher temps likes to grab hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen from the air. When these are mixed with the base metal it drastically reduces the ductility and strength of the material and weld. Not saying anything done here is wrong. Just know before you go. Shits expensive.
@@dangerousmomo1 is there any reason why we should be concerned about exhaust pipe strength? I mean they're kinda just hanging there, they're not suppose to hold any weight other then the pipes itself, or am i missing something here?
@@dangerousmomo1 so if i did this in my stainless steel exhaust its going to bend easier?
@@nachox6762 no
Had a laugh when you were talking about burning your hands as you were surgeon gloves.
Only reason I had gloves on was so I didn’t get any oils or anything on my hands in case I needed to go take Rylee out of her swing quick!
Brett
RIDE365.com I hope that comment lands you a mechanic gloves sponsorship 👍🏻
Does it only work with titanium
I have gotten very bright blue on a mild steel 2-stroke pipe.
Your everyday dirtbikes fashionista 😅
Be easier with a wider flame. You got a pinpoint flame there
yep and burn everything else around him lol ......nothing wrong with his process .
Dang so tempted to grab a torch and start hitting my Yosh with it rn Haha. My pipe has some purple and goldish color going on around places it gets warmer and I thought that looked sweet but man this looks insane.
Let me know how it goes!
Brett
@@brettcue365 does your exhaust pipe have to be a certain material? I just have my stock one
How is your bike so clean?!
My poor Raptor is always a dirtball, no matter how much I try and clean it up.
Hey can I do this to my mrd header on a Drz400sm?
Yeah shame my yoshi got caved in gotta get a new front pipe and do this before I fit it 🤔😁
Does this only work if you have a titanium pipe, I mean if you have a steel 2 stroke pipe would it work to the same colour?
Only if the metal is titanium
works on steel too but the purple and blue are not that shiny
Assuming this only works on a titanium header?
Very nice. Those exhaust pipe are made from, titanium, steel, stainless steel or aluminium?
there titanium
can i run a buffing wheel over it after ive turned the pipe blue
Did the color change from the natural exhaust heat?
Wat if u buff it but heat it with the engine and not a torch?
Doesn’t heat it like a torch. Parts of it will turn colors maybe, but not like that.
Brett
wow, looks really nice !
Does this only work for the Yoshimura pipes? Can I do it on a stock KTM 250 pipe?
I tried doing it right know on my ssr pipe with a new torch and it wasn’t changing colors at all just smoking up any tips ?
can u do this with a stainless steel?
no its just titanium that changes colour
Yes u can, but you need more heat
Yoshi took all this care to back purge and weld in a inert chamber to make this beautiful piece of titanium goodness with aerospace grade welds. To have a bunch of people shit on it with propane torch.🤣 what has the world come to🤣🤣🤣
Cool looking pipe cue
Rattle can it bright green and call it good.🏁
NOOOOO!!!! lol
Hi Brett!What's the advantage of doing this instead of letting the titanium header get blue while the bike is working and producing heat?
Also if you leave it purple at a spot will it turn blue on it's own with the heat of the motor?
It may turn the pipe blue close to the motor when you ride it, but not usually the whole thing. You’d be surprised how long you can ride it after doing this without it changing any.
@@brettcue365 Thanks
Did you also do this to your forks or is that kashima coating or something ? Thank you !
Just got a yz250f been riding it for a month when i noticed the header was turning blue its a stock header btw
Bro will this work on a FMF pipe that looks awesome
where do you got the torch
Try to get one only purple and only blue!
Can u use it on Fmf
where i can buy the flame thrower ?
Any recommendations for a buffing wheel, also what was that stick you were talking about at 1:30?
www.rexcut.com/product/very-fine-rouge-stick
Can you do this with a fmf 2stroke expanson chamber?
Looks KILLER!!👍🏻 Does that work on a 2 stroke pipe? Thanx for another great video. Keep up the good work 👍🏻 RIDE RED 💯🔥
Maybe a works finish would if you polished it up a little first. 2 stroke pipes aren’t titanium, so I’m
not positive. I have never tried it on a 2 stroke.
Brett
Yeah but only if it’s raw steel (like the works ones) or you could strip the stock pipe really not worth doing the entire pipe though because 2stroke pipes dent so easily and heating the pipe will soften the steel so stick to the welds and let the bike do the rest
It will work on a bare pipe. Polish it with some scotchbrite. Alternatively, you could just run it hard and that will change the headpipe blue and leave the expansion chamber polished.
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 2 strokes don't get that hot to change the expansion chamber color ... That's a whole different story for 4 strokes they get hot stupid fast
The headpipe will change to a blue coloration. How far it gets it up to a number of different factors, but if you polished the expansion chamber well, it will usually stay polished. I hand polished the pipe on my KX500 and it turned a bright blue right up to the beginning of the chamber.
statrak yoshimura case hardened blue gem
Finally a case hardened comment, I’ve been searching for ever and I finally found one
Does it only work by titanium pipes brett?
What happens if I don’t polish? Could I just wipe it down and start bluing?
Definitely. I just think it looks better with a little polishing first
Brett
@@brettcue365 thank you for your speedy reply
Does it have to be a aftermarket pipe or can it be a stock one?
Is that titanium headers?
Do you have to take the pipe off
BRETT!! I JUST BOUGHT A 2019 YZ450 and was wondering if you by chance know if I can do it. And do you need the polish before
yeah you can do it, steel pipes or titanium pipes will do this. polishing will help give it a better look but it will still turn color without polishing it before
So itll work on the non ti rs9 system?
@@ollysfishing4231 yes it should. I'm a metal worker and do a lot of heat treating. It should change, but might not be as bright as a ti system. Polishing it first will make a big difference
@@johnnymayo7079 how would it affect the durability? I dont really plan on keeping my stock system for long but I dont want it to rust or something weird
@@Degen.Diesel it doesnt change the structure of the steel at all. if you're worried about rust you can just wipe it down with a little wd-40 after washing your bike.
How do they change the color of the bottom of the forks? I've seen different colors too.
you have to send them out to a company that does ti coating
his forks are done by Precision Worx in Illinois
@@jasinskimedia1392 ok, ive seen them green on a kawi too.
Like he said, call Precision Worx. Tell him you saw mine and he will fix you up!
Is this going to fade someday or it will be permanent?
So correct me if I’m wrong but someone said no stock pipe is titanium but I swear my 19 crf250 pipe is titanium, what’s my chances of getting a result similar to this? Cheers man
Just abit cautious of taking a blow torch to my 19 😂
My 2008 CRF450R came with a titanium header from the factory, you can check with a magnet. Titanium is non magnetic.
Can you do it with steel
I think yes but the effect will me only for some time and it wont be as good as this
Does the the heat for colour work on steel/stainless?
I think you’re out of luck there!
Nice vid ..does your gopro ever battery freeze..
diesel turn the low light option off, my hero 7 froze all the time until I found this cure. GoPro need to sort out the problem.
4thGearPinnedmx ..hey cheers for that ..
Does it work the same for the stainless systems?
So rad!!! Thanks
🤙🏼🤙🏼
Brett
Sick Vid BQ
Thank you!
Brett
Thats a pro tip👍
Just out of curiosity can you do something similar with a stainless exhaust?
No. Only titanium will turn purple/blue.
Mild steel will turn as well.
Stainless usually turns slight blues and mostly just a bronze look
Can I do it on a 2-stroke pipe?
yea I've done it
could i get blueing on a snowmobile exhaust like that?
Not sure exactly what the setup is, but if they’re titanium, I don’t see why not!
@@brettcue365 i looked it up at there stainless steel so i can’t:(
Really cool. .good shit
Could I do this to my 2018 Yzf 250 stock exhaust ?
If it’s titanium, yes!
Brett
Can i do this with my stock pipes
Do u need to polish, if u buy a brand new pipe?
No
@RIDE365.COM can u do this with fuel tank? Thanks in advance
Yes but drain it and let it air out a little before doing it. If you have common sense it should work fine
Latex gloves with heat, not smart friend. Basically napalm if you burn those gloves
What year crf is that?
2019
Brett
Can I make my FMF 4.1 Factory exhaust in blue ?
Yep!
What material is the manifold
does this effect the exhaust in anyway?
only with titanium pipes?
What's up with the ktm? It kept taking money right 😂
Just didn’t fit my style!
Brett
Are you using rubber gloves?
What is that material
Question?, I’ve got a 2018 YZ250f and I’ve been riding it for bit now, if I were to blue my pipes would it still blue even though that I’ve been riding it for the past 12 months ?
Is it a titanium header? Stock or no? You can definitely clean it up and try. It wouldn’t hurt. It may not turn the same shade of blue, but should at least change if it’s titanium.
Brett
this only works on titanium????
I tried shit aint turning blue