Acid wash regrind?

[SmittyPDX]

Question on the potential to remove an acid wash on a delica. Receiving a Hap40 blade later this week that was acid washed. Wondering if a regrind will take it off. Anyone have experience with this? Not sure how deep the acid wash goes typically.

thanks!

 

[Ippon98]

They are typically pretty light, enough that tumbling them with rocks will scratch through the acid, hence the old school dyi acid stonewash look. I have acid etched 3 knives, full disclosure never tried to remove the finish. I suspect it could be easily sanded down though.

 

[SmittyPDX]

They are typically pretty light, enough that tumbling them with rocks will scratch through the acid, hence the old school dyi acid stonewash look. I have acid etched 3 knives, full disclosure never tried to remove the finish. I suspect it could be easily sanded down though.

Thanks for the feedback. Reassuring to what I was hoping to hear. Cheers

 

[Fonedork]

You could probably remove an acid wash with wd40 or Flitz polish too

 

[SmittyPDX]

You could probably remove an acid wash with wd40 or Flitz polish too

Good call. I really just want to be expose the Hap40 on the blade so that it can patina naturally. Thinking, I could tape along the lam line and get after it with flitz. Good call.