Hey, gang. I'm looking at doing some type ii anodizing at home as a consequence of the shop no longer offering the more complicated powder coat options. The part I'm coloring is the main gripping area, so I figure that anodizing will be more durable than at-home powder coating. Anyway, the point is, I've been looking at anodizing dyes, and the "copper" colors offered by Caswell et alia seem too orange to my eyes. So, questions:

1) Anyone have any advice for a good dye or dye mixture for achieving a finish that's more copper metalic and less jollypop copper?

2) Should I maybe be thinking about electroplating copper instead? Anyone have any thoughts on how durable that process is?

3) Is there some other option I haven't thought of, but should consider?

Thank you for your time and attention.