Anyone scotchbright the blade on their seb?

colubrid

colubrid

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I have seen handles done and I have done it myself.

Just wondering if anyone has done this to their blade with either scotchbright or 600/800 wet-dry sandpaper ?...


if so please post pics~!
 
Why bother, the stonewashed looks great !!! Its nice and uniform and does not show scratches. Exactly what you want in an EDC
 
Once upon a time (before)...

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After (all same knife - regrettably sold)...

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colubrid said:
I have seen handles done and I have done it myself.

Just wondering if anyone has done this to their blade with either scotchbright or 600/800 wet-dry sandpaper ?...


if so please post pics~!
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I have done all of the above and then some.

What is your goal ...

Are you just looking to clean up the blade or change the finish ?
 
I used maroon Scotch Brite with red rouge, followed by Cape Cod polishing cloths, also with the jewelers rouge. First pic of the blade only is pretty accurate. Lighting in the latter two shots of the knife have the blade appear brighter than it actually is. I've seen some beautifully hand polished blades, and I think I recall some of bigmark408's work being particularly impressive. Honestly, what I posted is good (but pretty average). I didn't knock myself out doing it, but the knife came to me badly scuffed, and I had to do something. -Rob
 
BobP63 said:
Just like paper grits scotchbright has different levels of abrasion.
Maroon = course, Green = medium, White = Fine.
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And there's gray in there somewhere, I think between green and white. Maybe gray is "fine;" I would have said white is extra/ultra fine??? I once saw a 3M chart that had grit equivalents listed but I long since lost the bookmark.
 
JNewell said:
And there's gray in there somewhere, I think between green and white. Maybe gray is "fine;" I would have said white is extra/ultra fine??? I once saw a 3M chart that had grit equivalents listed but I long since lost the bookmark.
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The gray would be a new one on me, I've never seen or even heard of it before. Something between green and white would be useful though.
 
FWIW, I did my Emerson with a Green scrubbie and WD-40... it came out really well.
 
BobP63 said:
The gray would be a new one on me, I've never seen or even heard of it before. Something between green and white would be useful though.
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I've bought mine (gray) at Woodcraft; I think Rockler carries them as well. Not sure whether they're more popular with the wood set than the metal set. (?)
 
BobP63 said:
Just like paper grits scotchbright has different levels of abrasion.
Maroon = course, Green = medium, White = Fine.
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Ahh! I thought there was only green. The one from the grocery store for washing dishes.
 
bigmark408 said:
I have done all of the above and then some.

What is your goal ...

Are you just looking to clean up the blade or change the finish ?
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Well i scotchbrighted the handles on my large regular. And with the green pad (the one they use for washing dishes) it came out terrible. I don't like how it came out with scratches and all. It doesn't look anything like the others i have seen. Then i saw the blade that someone posted here and I am thinking that couldn't have come from a scotchbright pad. It looks like a fine bead blast finish with grain. not something you get from polishing or using sandpaper. I was trying to improve the look on mine. The handles were not scratched to begin with. So it didn't need it. Just saw pics here and liked the look.

I am pretty clueless with working with my hands. So stuff like polishing agents and whether to use 600 or 800 sand paper. or which to use first. etc. desn't come naturally to me.

I have no idea unless someone spells it out for me. Like,, can i use Flitz on the handles? Should i use 600 or 800 sand paper first? What is red rouge/ Polishing rouge etc. ..


...after i purchase all this stuff it would it be cheaper just to send it in to CRK to have them re-beadblast it?
 
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colubrid said:
Well i scotchbrighted the handles on my large regular. And with the green pad (the one they use for washing dishes) it came out terrible. I don't like how it came out with scratches and all. It doesn't look anything like the others i have seen. Then i saw the blade that someone posted here and I am thinking that couldn't have come from a scotchbright pad. It looks like a fine bead blast finish with grain. not something you get from polishing or using sandpaper. I was trying to improve the look on mine. The handles were not scratched to begin with. So it didn't need it. Just saw pics here and liked the look.

I am pretty clueless with working with my hands. So stuff like polishing agents and whether to use 600 or 800 sand paper. or which to use first. etc. desn't come naturally to me.

I have no idea unless someone spells it out for me. Like,, can i use Flitz on the handles? Should i use 600 or 800 sand paper first? What is red rouge/ Polishing rouge etc. ..


...after i purchase all this stuff it would it be cheaper just to send it in to CRK to have them re-beadblast it?
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Sometimes the pics you see can be deceiving...if your just looking to clean and not for the factory look then you can scrub with a fine (i think grey)scotchbrite pad if you are looking to give it a satin finish like a hand satin on a custom it consits of hours of work and i wouldnt recommend your first time on a expensive knife.

If you want it to look new again you can't beat CRK's 23 buck deal.

Personally i have a beadblaster and use different media's from silicone carbides to walnut shells that i use on my knife handles.

Mark
 
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