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Take a look at Caswell plating. They have a stainless oxidizing solution I have used on Stainless gun parts before.
PVD coating use higher temperature then temper temperature of AEB-L steel as far as I know ?PVD coating
How long do you etch for? I tried my nitro v for a half hour and got very little colour changeI use ferric chloride on my AEBL. You can see the color I get on the bevels of this blade.
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I have similar results with ferric chloride on AEBL. Soaked for 30 plus minutes with only marginal color darkening. More like a bronzing look really.How long do you etch for? I tried my nitro v for a half hour and got very little colour change