any insight into how to camo a blade?

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Mtnclimber69

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I am wondering... is there some kind of paint that one could use on top of the crinkle coat to give it a kind of camoflage look?

Hey... it's Monday morning and I am procrastinating at work...
 
Hey I know wrap a camo sheath around it:D :p
I am a wise guy sorry:)
 
No problem David... nothing like shameless self promotion. I would do the same but have nothing you guys want to buy!!!
 
that would be very cool. I've always like the way that Simonich camo's his blades, that would look cool on a Busse.....

In fact, I think he does custom stuff like that, you could send it to him......
 
well... I hate to send my knives anywhere! I was thinking of going for the all time most hideous personalized custom job of a Busse knife... I think I am well on the way to an award with what I did to my PBF's. It was one of those, oops, too late to turn back now sorts of things... I should have stuck to plain old cord wrap.
 
Well, to make it appropriately Busse Ugly (BUgly?) with paint splatters, drools, & drips, you'll want a surface with enough tooth to hold the paint. I've never tried painting crinkle coat, but it may take paint in its natural state.

If not, my guesses in this direction are:
- lightly sand the crinkle coat with sandpaper
- try using a bit of MEK (methyl-ethyl-ketone) from a home center or paint store to see if it will break up the surface of crinkle coat enough for paint to grab hold
- put on a coat or two of primer to give the paint a good surface to hang onto
- scratch up the crinkle coat surface with some vigorous "tough love" like digging in sand & rocks, doing a bunch of fencing & demolition jobs, or prying at brick/stonework with the blade (this is the most fun option :D )
- all of the above

Then go wild with taping, leaf pattern masking, & airbrush painting the blade in your favorite camo colors. "Or other colors," says the psychedelic tie-die fan in the corner. ;) :rolleyes:
 
i know how to do the camo, i use a airbrush and kg gun-kote, i have camo'd desert over black and black over desert... in flat. it is very easy to do. the trick is in curing, gun-kote cures best and hardest at 325 degrees, but that will warp your micarta. i will never take micarta past 275.

the best way to do the coating on a bare blade is to put a coat on and bake it in your oven at 325 for an hour. turn the oven off and let it cool. this will put a bullet proof coating on your blade but it will be very light in color. put a second light coat on your blade and bake at 275 for one hour, this color will not lighten and adhere to the first coat. walla! be! "sorry gunderpork" bullet proof finish.

now... if i were to do my busse i would pick the camo/camo's color, and i would airbrush it on the finish, and it wouldn't matter if it were crinkle or smooth... then i would put it in the oven at 250 or so for an hour and it would stay put. i do think it helps to use some MEK or Lacquer thinner to make damned sure the first coat is 100% degreased from cbl finger prints! and you know... send it to me and i will do it if you pay the shipping!:eek: if you don't like it i will keep the knife:cool:

feel free to email me about this, a camo busse is a kool busse and the only reason it's not sold is cause i have the patent on it:rolleyes:
 
Thanks skunk!! That sounds fantastic! I bet the un-handled PBF's would be ideal for that.

Forgot to mention: PICS!! :eek:
 
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