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hey folks,
i have several knives that have lettering on them that i would like to remove. i could obviously get them off with steel wool, but this would destroy the finish on the knife, and on some of them i'd like to avoid this.
perfect example: i have a gerber applegate/fairbairn folder. it has rex applegate's and will fairbairn's signatures running down the blade. now i deeply respect both of these gentlemen for their contributions to knife fighting but their signatures on the blade are absolutely hideous. it irks me that gerber would take a tactical folder and put a cheap novelty-like gimmick like signatures on the blade :barf:
any suggestions on how to remove these? i suppose i could buy a buffer and some fine grit polishing/buffing compound and buff them off, but ive never done this before and id rather not have to invest in a buffer ATM, since i wont be satisfied with just a cheap buffing wheel - ill end up spending a hundred bucks on a more decent rig, and then my g/f will beat me because were on a budget.
i have some other knives where the lettering is less obtrusive, yet equally annoying - so a way that would remove lettering from a small portion of the blade without affecting the finish would be great. btw - this is all painted lettering, not etched or embossed or engraved. on a cheaper knife i usually just say to hell with the finish and get out some triple 0 steel wool, but id rather not do that to some in my collection.
thanks in advance.
cheers,
-gabriel
i have several knives that have lettering on them that i would like to remove. i could obviously get them off with steel wool, but this would destroy the finish on the knife, and on some of them i'd like to avoid this.
perfect example: i have a gerber applegate/fairbairn folder. it has rex applegate's and will fairbairn's signatures running down the blade. now i deeply respect both of these gentlemen for their contributions to knife fighting but their signatures on the blade are absolutely hideous. it irks me that gerber would take a tactical folder and put a cheap novelty-like gimmick like signatures on the blade :barf:
any suggestions on how to remove these? i suppose i could buy a buffer and some fine grit polishing/buffing compound and buff them off, but ive never done this before and id rather not have to invest in a buffer ATM, since i wont be satisfied with just a cheap buffing wheel - ill end up spending a hundred bucks on a more decent rig, and then my g/f will beat me because were on a budget.
i have some other knives where the lettering is less obtrusive, yet equally annoying - so a way that would remove lettering from a small portion of the blade without affecting the finish would be great. btw - this is all painted lettering, not etched or embossed or engraved. on a cheaper knife i usually just say to hell with the finish and get out some triple 0 steel wool, but id rather not do that to some in my collection.
thanks in advance.
cheers,
-gabriel