Any way to repair black coating on knives?

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AmadeusM

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I have a Gerber with black coating that was scratched up.

In addition to removing the coating, what are my repair options?

Thanks.
 
a black magic marker KINDA helps sometimes, ya could paint it flat black with krylon, or ya could get it re-coated (hard to do/expensive) ya could remove all the coating, or option 5 would be learn to live with it, its just how coated blades are. on a gerber i would use option 5 myself.
 
I was dismayed by the first scratch I put on my black-coated BM Skirmish...but not by the rest that followed. ;)
 
I removed the coating on the scratched side so it looks kinda antique-metallic-blue-gray-semi-mirror on that side, and left the black on the other. :D
 
There are several aftermarket coatings available. I have used the black coating sold by Brownells with good results. Note the piece must be sandblasted, or the coating will just flake off. Sandblast, heat with hairdryer until warm to the touch, spray, heat, spray... When you have the number of coats you want, bake in the oven per directions. The bottle says each coat is ~0.003" thick. I did a Cold Steel Scalper, but if you do a folder, it may take some trials to figure out the best thickness.
 
I've given up on black blades. Coating them is a pain and you just end up messing them up again. Why bother? Last black blade I bought staid black for three days I think.
 
i dont do black blades. i dont care if they end up looking tacky i just dont want to bother and have to worry bout them ending up tacky lol after a sharpen they usualy look horibble
 
Two normal reasons for "black" blades. One is more or less the "corrosion" model -- two is eliminating reflections, the "stealth" argument. Better solutions than black coatings for both of these problems imho. But I lean towerds it on blades like Busses with the non-smooth textures...
 
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