BK2 grips brown or green??

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Dwilliam

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Guys,

I just got my bk2 and am looking to put the green macarta grips on them now.

They are listed as green, but the funny thing is they look mostly brown to me and yet I see some truly have that nice (to me anyway) green grassy look.

It's the true green handles I want. On amazon for example it says green but reviews say it comes in brown.

In the end I suppose it's not a big deal but was hoping to avoid the brown.

Any thoughts?

David
 
Tomar's seems to have greenish ones KA-BAR has brownish ones. At least that's how its been looking to me.
 
Did u check out the g10 scales from the knife connection. They have a really nice ranger green set.
 
They are listed as green, but they do are/age more brownish red. When my bk11 scales were brand new they looked light green, but after a little hand time they are now dark brownish red. You can dye them if you do not like the color, using rit dye, or alcohol based leather dye. Just have to make sure all the oils are gone before trying this.
 
Thanks guys.

Where is the g10 section? Is that the name of the site knife connection ?

Re: dyeing ... What if oils are present? Dye won't take? So brand new grips and dye right away is best method?

Thanks again guys
 
Mine were almost a mustard yellow when I
got em, just gave em a real light sanding and
and a couple wipe downs with some machine
oil (what I had in front of me at the time) and
now they're a real nice light brown with just a hint
of green in em,I'll try to put a pic up later.
A lot of guys give em a soaking in wd40, but I
tried that on an rtak2 with poor results. You can
try dying em but from what i've seen you get too
much color and they really don't look right.
Try the oil first and see.
 
Dwilliam said:
Thanks guys.

Where is the g10 section? Is that the name of the site knife connection ?

Re: dyeing ... What if oils are present? Dye won't take? So brand new grips and dye right away is best method?

Thanks again guys
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Well... Typically before you dye something to ensure adhesion you want to make sure all the oils are gone. You can do this with dish soap and water then let them dry, probably can shoot them with some brake clean with no issues, or with some alcohol.

Rit dye method would be, hot water in a bowl, put in rit dye, the more concentrated the darker color you are going to get. Drop in the scales and wait, longer you wait, the deeper and darker you get. (sorry I am being short, in a hurry, but there are threads and youtubes out there about this method.)

Alcohol based leather dye came from a forum member here in Beckerland. (I am pretty sure it was micarta he was dying..... o well it was cool.) Clean them up as aforementioned, then apply the dye. Wiping it off and applying more for a deeper darker tone.

All in all those would be some artificial ways to change micarta color. Remember they are only a little more than surface deep though. G10 and other color Micarta are out there. Thats one of the great things about Beckers, there are tons of after market options for you.

IF you decide not to dye or change them micarta will age and patina kind of like carbon steel.

Here is the only pic I have, you can see the "aged" micarta from picking up oils/dirts from my hands.
 
Rit dye (found in local grocer)... buy the standard tan micarta scales and dye them with rit dye. A quick search will show you quick and efficient methods for dying scales :)
 
You guys are the best. Thanks for explaining even though you were pressed for time.
Ill Youtube it as well.
Best,

David NY
 
Dwilliam said:
Ok hmmm.... If I dye them will they still turn brown from my oils/hands anyway?

David
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Yeah, they will still take dirt. In my experience some of the Ka-Bar micarta I have is greenish brown and another is a more redish brown. I'm pretty sure that over the years Ka-Bar have tried several (slightly) different colours or manufacturers. The current ones in production though seem to be a greenish yellow in colour out of the box.
 
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