How to turn titanium brake callipers - gold?

I want to turn my silver looking titanium SRAM red brake callipers gold...

Is this possible and a way to do this? Eg. Will an anodyzation process work?

The hardware on the SRAM Red calipers is titanium, but the arms are still made of aluminium. So yes, anodising will work. Whether it would be a good idea is another question.

2 questions really.

1. Why?
   
2. WHY???
   

Well I have a black matt frame, the gold chain works really well with it - reckon gold brakes would look the business too..

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=2854&pictureid=16931

Nope.

It'd look terrible, don't do it.

Gold chains are ok as there is a functional reason for it (The Ti coating).

Gold anything else on a bike looks very Savile.

Ignore them. Do it. Take the brakes apart and take them to your local anodiser to get them goldie lookin

Please post pics of every stage. Please.

couldn't you spray them gold for him..

Gold ano brakes would look awesome. Do it.

Ring Jens Voigt and ask him what he'd do.

Give them to me and get some gold brakes off an old Raleigh Sprint!

Mate it with this lever:

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^^Loses points for failing to inflate tyre, leaving QR open and being a completely tasteless cunt!

Still thinking about this..... Not sure it's worth it!

if you really want gold calipers is it not easier to pop along to BLB rather then destroy a set of Sram Red calipers?

http://bricklanebikes.co.uk/blb-components/braking%20components

That might just be the best option, Oswald. I'll pop in and have a look.

Cheers

Joe

Other alternatives I can recall are KCNC or Far and Near callipers .. The Ruegamer in this pic has KCNC fitted but having used them I wouldn't recommend them if your solid build ..

http://lh6.ggpht.com/-32GH8QIg_qI/TqWdRUBXvcI/AAAAAAAAO2k/vLA8L6U2gaQ/s1600-h/Rue%252520Main%2525202%25255B3%25255D.jpg

John Player's Special

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRP-R970-SL-Road-Bike-Brake-Calipers-PAIR-Ltd-Edition-JPS-Black-Gold-MAGNESIUM-/130780546784?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item1e7320c6e0

or planet-x brakes in gold?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/gobike88-MR-CONTROL-AL6066-C-Brake-Calipers-for-Road-Bike-Gold-G78-/161038332687?pt=US_Brakes&hash=item257ea1f30f

dual pivots:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRP-R960-GOLD-BRAKE-SET-CALIPERS-PAIR-FRONT-REAR-ROAD-BIKE-BICYCLE-LIGHT-WEIGHT-/261362910889?pt=US_Brakes&hash=item3cda7186a9

I wouldn't anodise those red calipers :) later you could regret it..