In a message dated 12/21/2005 3:03:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
Unless I am mistaken, if you take a rag and Simichrome, or Blue Magic metal polish to Ti, it won't turn black like Al does. So this may be a quick way of determining if something is made of Al or Ti. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Neill Currie
That's right, just as long as the Al isn't anodized, in which case it won't turn black either.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA