Turning Titanium into Gold? When a mess up makes it better !

In this video, I create a special gift for my girlfriend-3D printed titanium earrings. There’s one catch: she only wears gold jewelry! After a failed attempt at gold plating, I had to switch gears and find another solution to give them that golden shine.
Watch as I polish the titanium, attempt the gold plating (spoiler: disaster!), and finally succeed by electroanodizing the earrings with 55 volts to achieve a rich golden hue. I take you step by step through the process, from cleaning the pieces with HCl to creating the perfect oxide layer.
If you're into 3D printing, metal finishing, or just love a good DIY redemption story, you won’t want to miss this!
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[@marcelobulhoes6180]

Damn, this channel is a hidden gem. Gorgeous end product and nice video production. Congrats!

[@only1muppet]

Watching you trying to electroplate one portion of those had given me an idea. I wonder if instead of using tape, could you have coated them in wax. Then polish or scrape off the wax from just the areas you wanted to plate.
I’ve never electroplated anything, it just sounds like a logical solution.

[@Ibuiltathing]

That's absolutely possible yes. Even a permanent or whitboard marker works.
I just take tape most of the time out of no specific reason 😅
Wax is actually a very good idea.

[@marcelobulhoes6180]

It would be awesome to see another titanium build, but with a purple or blue finish to it

[@Ibuiltathing]

I thought the same. I already plan a video for a multicolor titanium ring 😁

[@platty9237]

Re finding clovers: the leaves have v-shaped markings, so when searching the ground, look for a square shape among the field of triangles.

[@Ibuiltathing]

Good tip. I will definitaly try that