Coin washed my 25

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Thanks to bb6tuner's thread on stone washing his sebbie, I gathered the courage to try it on my knife. Only difference is I decided to use coins. I used a variety of coins from pennies to gold dollars. This offered up a variety of color markings on the handle. It turned out amazing. I had no idea that the penny and gold dollar would add color to the plain titanium pallet. I stripped down my Sebenza and did only the titanium slabs that make up the frame. I put the parts in a round Tupperware container along with the coins. I then sprayed a little WD40 on the sides of the inner surface of the container. I wrapped the closed container in a towel as I would a sleeping bag. Then taped the towel closed. Tying it with para cord didn't work. It would just come undone and the container would let loose. I put each side of the frame in the container separately. I put the dryer in fluff mode to avoid adding any heat to the mix. I ran the dryer for about 30 minutes for each side. AMAZING!

Do this at your own risk. I'm not a professional by any means and am not telling to go try. May come out differently.
 
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No need to add photos of the before. Everyone knows what it looks like.

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Wow that turned out really nice! I am not sure I am brave enough to try that, but you have given me a nice finished product to picture if I develop the courage:)
 
Thanks for all the compliments. Very easy mode. I did the frame lock side first in case I didn't like how it turned out.
 
I'm surprised at how good this turned out! How is it holding up? Any better than the bead blasted finish?
 
Well done - it turned out fantastic. It's funny that when a Sebenza is new I have such a hard time using it (don't want to mess up the finish). However, the used Sebenza has such a great look - it's just the middle awkward phase that I don't like. A small scratch here, snail trail there - they all seem to standout. You basically went straight to the cool worn look. :thumbup:
 
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