Any tips for lightening bone scales?

[AFAustin]

There are lots of great threads with advice on dyeing bone scales to get a different and usually darker color. I have a nice bone handled traditional with mismatched scales and I'd actually like to do the reverse---lighten the darker scales to match better with the more attractive lighter scales on the other side.

In the past, I've noticed that some scales will actually bleed a little color if you simply wipe them with rubbing alcohol, but that had no effect on this knife. I thought about very carefully rubbing with a small amount of nail polish remover or paint thinner, but wanted to put up this post before doing anything risky.

Thanks for any guidance.

Andrew

 

[Bill DeShivs]

You can try it, as it won't hurt anything.
If it doesn't work, you can always darken the other one.

 

[AFAustin]

Thanks, Bill.

Andrew