Bake On coating?

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I Wanted to make my H.I. B.A.S. look like a matte black epoxy coating so I ordered some Bushnells bake on epoxy. I was wonderind if I can still prepare food with it after it is sprayed, baked, and cured. Will this stuff pollute my chow in the field? And, can I use it over a blued blade? I blued the blade just in case it got scratched so it will be blue/black underneath.

All info is highly appreciated.
 
If you have to bake it above 350 degrees or so, I would be leery about tempering the khukuri and making it softer. The edge on a khuk should stay quite hard.

I don't know much about these kind of coatings though.
 
Bushnell's or BROWNELL's? Either way, give Brownell's a call. They probably tell you that cured epoxies are inert (non-toxic), and whether or not you catn put it over bluing (the instructions will say if you must degrease or take it down to bare metal). Some epoxy coatings tend to chip when you cut trees, so consider your intended use.

Good luck.
 
It depends on what kind of coating it is. If it is the Kalgard Gun-Kote, then you should be okay, but Brownell's has an awesome technical staff and they are the experts. I have used Gun-Kote to refinish several blades and a couple firearms, and it is easy to use.

However, you do have to bake it so the epoxy sets and it helps to bead blast or rough up the surface prior to application so it "grabs" onto the metal better. Also, this coating tends to flake off with hard wear, especially on the hard 90 degree corners and anywhere there is a "high" spot on the blade. If you heat the object to around 100 degrees prior to the application it makes it a lot easier to get uniform coats and cuts down on running. Have fun with your project and make sure the missus doesn't catch you using the household oven - I speak from experience.

Chris
 
wwblankman said:
And, can I use it over a blued blade? I blued the blade just in case it got scratched so it will be blue/black underneath.

All info is highly appreciated.
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It wouldn't be a problem to remove the blue. A little while with some steel wool or a Scotch-Brite pad and it will be back to a nice even satin finish.:D

Personally I think a khuk would do better with a blued blade rather than have a coating of some kind. It isn't "If" the coating is going too wear off but "when" it will. :grumpy:
And a blued blade is much easier too fix when scratched than a coated one will be as well.
I don't know the procedure one would have too do with a coated blade but it's very easy and simple to degrease the blade and put on another coat of cold blue or three IMO.
And from my experience with the cold blue it takes a while to wear off to where it looks ugly and is unacceptable.
The coated knives I have/had all look kinda cruddy after a few chips are knocked off :barf: , but YMMV.
And that's why there are so many varied products made I suppose.;)
 
My Bauchop Alleycat came Cal-guard coated. The unfortunate part is that the Bauchop had a single scalloped handle like many pistol grips and it was way too big for my hands. If I choked up I'd have my middle finger trying to find a place on the sharp spot. I forget how I got the Cal-guard off so i could grind off the peak of the handle's groove. now I need some exotic slabs to rehandle with.
 
thansk for all the replies guys, I have the blade blued with brownells and it looks out of this world, almost mystical. If the epoxy coat is going to chip off then its not worth it. I'll stick with the blue.

thnaks again

sorry I'm disletcsic. And slightly retarted. lol, but not a woodchuck.
 
don't sweat the small stuff 'round here, ww.....

We're a pretty open, accepting group.


Ask questions...we got answers.


Stick around awhile and teach us a thing or two.
 
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