Abstract: A method and apparatus of thermally coding a color-coded object is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: dividing the object into any number of zones based on the use of at least one color in the object; assigning each of said zones a desired temperature; thermally insulating each of said zones from one another; providing at least one heat source for each of said zones; providing at least one temperature sensor with a desired temperature set point for each of said zones; and controlling said at least one heat source to maintain said desired temperature within each of said zones.