# Can You Get the "Burn Look" on an Aluminum(6061) yoyo?

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**Created:** [May 2, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-get-the-burn-look-on-an-aluminum-6061-yoyo/80307 "2016-05-02T21:16:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![VyVyTheYoYoGuy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vyvytheyoyoguy/32/7980_2.png) [@VyVyTheYoYoGuy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VyVyTheYoYoGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-get-the-burn-look-on-an-aluminum-6061-yoyo/80307/1 "2016-05-02T21:16:20Z")

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I have 1 raw yoyo and wanted to see if I could get the 6061 Aluminum on it torched and still have the same effect as I see on many quality Titanium throws. Will it work and if so, is it something I could engineer in my garage?  
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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-get-the-burn-look-on-an-aluminum-6061-yoyo/80307/2 "2016-05-02T21:33:32Z")

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My guess is no. Steel and titanium will acquire that look but aluminum will just blacken most likely. I base this on things I have heated in the past for other reasons. Or even taken a grinder to and overheated. That will cause steel to get the blue look but not aluminum. As I recall heating aluminum causes it to turn chalky then black. The oxidation process for aluminum differs from steel and titanium, which are capable of taking much more heat.

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**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-get-the-burn-look-on-an-aluminum-6061-yoyo/80307/3 "2016-05-03T17:11:07Z")

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I saw a video about some people destroying a DV888, in the end they used torch to melt the yoyo. It doesn’t change color, just melt.