1st attempt stripping paint off my bk24 .. would like to try some gun blue cream

[Mathias888]

This is my 1st attempt stripping the paint off .. would like to do so on my BK9 too.

 

[Mathias888]

This is the end product .. just wondering .. the steel seem to have a blue tone to it. is this normal?

Any gun blue paste to recommend? I got this old tube from G96 that a customer of my found for me .. the packaging is old but i should still be usable.

 

[hhmoore]

That's the normal look of a stripped Becker...but that isn't a BK24.

 

[hhmoore]

Oh, and don't blue it if you're going to use it on food.

 

[Mathias888]

That's the normal look of a stripped Becker...but that isn't a BK24.

Lol oh ya, it's a BK14 instead, but now it's in between bk14 and bk24. Mix up the 2 as we were talking about the BK24 my friend got all day long.

I kinda like the blue tone on it right now. But would it be safer if I use mustard sauce instead of blue cream??

 

[Chalet]

I would think that if you're going to use it to cut food ever, mustard or one of the other commonly used things would be better.

 

[rkmoore]

Chalet and hhmoore are correct. You can get a pretty good patina on it by soaking it in hot apple cider vinegar for 15 to 20 minutes and then letting it air dry. If you want a really dark patina you can just repeat the process until it gets dark enough for your liking.

 

[tradewater]

Gutsy uses pure heartache. .

 

[Darksidedenny]

Stick that badboy thry a couple grapefruit for 30 min...that s if you like paterns on your blade.hot vinegar if you want a more uniform patina.

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The 14 in the middle is the result of grapefruit patina

 

[DunkEm]

Gutsy uses pure heartache. .

Still the greatest formula I've heard.

 

[Mathias888]

Stick that badboy thry a couple grapefruit for 30 min...that s if you like paterns on your blade.hot vinegar if you want a more uniform patina.

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The 14 in the middle is the result of grapefruit patina

nice pattern you have there .. will try something soon .. this BK14 will serve as a back up to my BK9 for the time being till a BK16 to come by later .. I do have intend to use it in preparation of food and stuffs so a treatment using more natural material would be a better choice.

Actually this is also for me to test out a paint stripper i got at a local DIY shop before i use it on the BK9 or other stuffs i got.