considering stripping tglb

I really like strippers!
If it's real rough under the coatin with machine marks, etc you may need to start as low as 150 grit.
If not just scotch brite and put it to work!
 
Hey Spameater, thanks--glad to be a little inspiration. I'm not rushing into this little task--I know it will be a lot of "hand to hand" (though I'm looking into the wire brush option); I want to have the time to do it properly, and not start it without the time to finish it. With three little ones and the semester starting (I'm a professor), time is a little tight. I've gathered more materials and nearly have everything I need, should I begin... but, I think I'll likely have more opportunity to chop, carve, hack, and cut, and slice before I have time to strip, sand, and polish...

Either way more pics will be taken ;)

I am, however, still wanting more info about, and if possible pics of, the stripping/polishing process... so, if you are so inclined, keep'm coming... I'm also guessing I may be the only Prof in LA with a Busse!


some threads on the topic...

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/552042-Stripped-SAR-5?highlight=strip

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/703233-Half-naked-Mistress?highlight=naked
 
Thanks! Just noticed they were yours; I'll read them over and see if I have any questions. Anyone else have luck with the brass wire brushes on a Dremel?
 
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I did use circuit board etching solution from radio shack. I did this in four segments. The blade coating protects the area you don't want to etch. So etch the logo before stripping the coating. I used a q tip to apply etching solution to the logo. Let it sit for an hour then I rinsed and dried it off and repeated three more times for a total of four hours. I think I could of done it a couple more hours so it could be a little deeper. If the solution dries out apply a little more. My blade has the mysterious zig zag lines over the logo.
 
way cool Ausher, those lines are bada$$ and lend a real blue collar vibe to my favorite USA product...and thanks for sharing everything, members like you and resinguy and many others here make this a great place to hang out and learn! :D
 
Thanks! Just noticed they were yours; I'll read them over and see if I have any questions. Anyone else have luck with the brass wire brushes on a Dremel?


I think that I have tried a stainless wire wheel with an electric drill. But I now use a ScotchBrite wheel chucked into the drill. I clamp the drill body into a vise, set it for medium rpm and lock it on, then (while wearing cut resistant gloves) buff the blade against the wheel.
 
Glad I could of been some help for once:) the bare INFI looks great and doesn't need all that paint covering up the beauty.
 
dang jd...you WOULD HAVE to go there...

this thread was limited to the TGLB-- a readily available, ready to order in unlimited quantities off the website...

it WAS NOT meant to flaunt some highly coveted endangered species...

THAT HURTS LIKE A SONAVB*%#H...

if I get to that glock before you do, that CBT Fusion goodness has a new daddy...

seriously, though, that is a top tier strip job, jd4320t and I am jonesing for that knife now...

and clampdaddy your TGLB looks like it could be fresh outta the Custom Shop , your skills & techniques are fantastic, thanks everyone for sharing! :)
 
Wow, thanks guys--both blades look great! So, I noticed that neither of you covered up or removed the micarta... is that right? No effect from the stripping agent? Thanks again.
 
don't waste your time masking the scales Aias...the stripper will remove some of the "seasoning" or patina from your natural oils...

they will look kinda dull...but you can reapply the oil of your choice...

but I've found the G10 to be pretty bulletproof stuff & will laugh at the most virulent stripping compound...

paper Micarta..ditto as far as absorbency, I've had it slathered in stripper with no ill effects...

as for canvas Mic.-- no experience...I know that it will absorb water to a certain degree...so if it absorbs water it may absorb some stripper...better defer to someone with more experience
 
Thanks--since I have the canvas micarta I'll wait to hear what others have to say. --But I agree with regard to G-10... that is some tough stuff.
 
dang jd...you WOULD HAVE to go there...

this thread was limited to the TGLB-- a readily available, ready to order in unlimited quantities off the website...

it WAS NOT meant to flaunt some highly coveted endangered species...

THAT HURTS LIKE A SONAVB*%#H...

if I get to that glock before you do, that CBT Fusion goodness has a new daddy...

seriously, though, that is a top tier strip job, jd4320t and I am jonesing for that knife now...

and clampdaddy your TGLB looks like it could be fresh outta the Custom Shop , your skills & techniques are fantastic, thanks everyone for sharing! :)

Haha thanks. You should see my friend DaKruiser's.

Wow, thanks guys--both blades look great! So, I noticed that neither of you covered up or removed the micarta... is that right? No effect from the stripping agent? Thanks again.

It does not hurt the micarta at all. After rinsing the stripper off in the sink, hehe, the micarta looked nice and clean

What did you use to get the decarb off/out of all the grooves? And while vie seen this blade on various occasions, might you tell me the name/ initials it goes by? It is a bad-a$$ beast...

I used a ScotchBrite wheel. It did a pretty good job but it didn't remove it all. It was done over 1.5 years ago and the knife has been used and abused so I need to hit it again. It doesn't have a name but it was my first and I'll never get rid of it.
 
Thanks--since I have the canvas micarta I'll wait to hear what others have to say. --But I agree with regard to G-10... that is some tough stuff.
The stripper had no effect on my black canvas handles. I like the OD green color of the black canvas so when they get darkened by the oils from my hands I just give them a spray down with brake cleaner. Drys them out and makes them look new again.
 
what did you use to get the decarb off/out of all the grooves? And while vie seen this blade on various occasions, might you tell me the name/ initials it goes by? It is a bad-a$$ beast...

cg fbm
 
I love the hard use look of a stripped blade. Machine marks just add character for me and makes every knife slightly different.

Garth
 
Just be careful. Got some stripping stuff in a small cut the other day. You know it happens for sure.

Garth
 
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