Clip Wear

[Vivi]

I noticed a lot of peoples knives have worn off paint of the pocket clips. Why?

 

[A.P.F.]

I noticed a lot of peoples knives have worn off paint of the pocket clips. Why?

Mine will sometimes scrape a wall that I am too close to, or at times it will rub on chairs, hand rails, etc. I find that it gives the clip a nice character.

 

[steelscout30]

The wear and tear does give the clip character.

My clips are always getting dinged on door frames, against seatbelt latches, and hundred of other random things. I've also noticed they tend to wear against some fasteners on my North Face fleece. Sometimes the pockets are in the wrong places.

 

[Vivi]

Do you guys find it difficult to not bump into things?

 

[yans]

Do you guys find it difficult to not bump into things?

You serious? I realy cant believe this is being asked. Some people actually do work with thier hands now and again.

 

[DRod]

I noticed a lot of peoples knives have worn off paint of the pocket clips. Why?

I don't know you well enough to tell if you're being facetious.

 

[hwpaintballer]

Do you guys find it difficult to not bump into things?

accidents happen.

 

[Fred Sanford]

Vivi,

Let me give you a few examples on how mine get worn off.

1. I'm up on an aluminum ladder cleaning out my gutters (removing leaves and stuff) and as I turn and move and pull leaves out of the gutters sometimes my pocket clip rubs up against the aluminum ladder and rubs the paint off the clip. This happens to me at least twice a year and I'm not going to leave my knife down on the back porch or something just to not scratch the clip.

2. Sometimes If I'm working in the basement and I'm using my knife I may sit it on my work bench as I continue to use it. If it gets set down with the clip side down it will rub against the work bench if I have to slide it out of the way to finish working on something (usually wood projects).

3. I have bumped into wooden chairs in my dining room on accident but it usually scratches the chair instead.

Usually when I scratch my clips it's never on purpose. I'm thankful that I've not scratched my car or torn up furniture though. In fact when I wash / wax my car I never keep my knife clipped. It gets dropped in the pocket because it's not worth scratching my cars paint off.

 

[2brothers]

Whose clips use paint?

mike

 

[Fred Sanford]

Whose clips use paint?

mike

Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw, Boker, SOG......and on and on and on....

 

[So-Lo]

David would bet it's powder coat and not "paint."

 

[shecky]

I noticed a lot of peoples knives have worn off paint of the pocket clips. Why?

Happened to me. Don't know why.

 

[akadave2]

Im pretty easy on my knives and the black paint on my Spydie Delica is wearing considerably. Its the nature of the black painted Spydie clips. My SNG has a titanium clip and it even has some shiney edges due to wear. Its the nature of the beast.

 

[Tripton]

I noticed a lot of peoples knives have worn off paint of the pocket clips. Why?

Without reading the rest of the thread, are you serious?

Use a lot of slipjoints or sheaths? Not go outside much?

I am not mocking, but...seriously?

Do tell, how do you NOT ding up the pocket clip?

 

[C Ben Susrool]

Do you guys find it difficult to not bump into things?

Usually not if I distribute my EDC's carefully in my pockets.

 

[Thalestin]

I use my clip to hunt and kill zombies. This way the blade stays nice

 

[ThatOneGuy]

my knives that I bring camping get the clips pretty scuffed up

 

[2brothers]

Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw, Boker, SOG......and on and on and on....

David would bet it's powder coat and not "paint."

Yeah, what he said. At least for the BM's and Kershaws I own. My Spydies all have plain clips.

mike

 

[Masteroffajitas]

Pocket rubbing, scraped a clip on a wooden board at home depot hauling it into a cart. II'm thinking of polishing them though, make it look really cool.

 

[Vivi]

Without reading the rest of the thread, are you serious?

Use a lot of slipjoints or sheaths? Not go outside much?

I am not mocking, but...seriously?

Do tell, how do you NOT ding up the pocket clip?

I am serious. I was just wondering what people did that they bumped into things so much. My work EDC's, knives I bring to the woods etc, they all look fine on their pocket clips. Maybe I'm just more careful, but I do keep it in the back of my mind not to rub my right front pocket into things.

Not sure why you ask but yes I used fixed blades and slipjoints on a regular basis, but my EDC's are all clipped Spydercos.