Finally stripping

[Gizler00]

After a few years of owning my bk15 and wanting to strip it but never made time to do so.......I started today. I am a teacher and we had a day off today because of the cold/windchill. So I thought there’s no better time to get rid of this coating!

Here we go!!

Just ordered some Micarta scales for it also!

 

[The Warrior]

You gonna slap a patina on it?

 

[Gizler00]

You gonna slap a patina on it?

Yes. I think I will give it a soak in some vinegar after I get all the coating off. It’s still sitting in the citristrip. It’s been there since this morning.

 

[knoefz]

Anyone else think that paint stripper looks like fruit flavored yogurt?
keep us posted for the results

 

[Gizler00]

Anyone else think that paint stripper looks like fruit flavored yogurt?
keep us posted for the results

Smells like a melted down orange creamsicle!

 

[GeofS]

You’re off to a good start. Keep us posted. When I do this I like to keep a hard plastic spoon nearby in case you want to do some scraping.

Much respect for being a teacher too.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Anyone else think that paint stripper looks like fruit flavored yogurt?
keep us posted for the results

It's the same stuff I use, it smells Great and seems pretty safe..... Stripped faster than I figured, less than an hour.

 

[TP9]

I recently stripped mine with the same stuff and ended up having to use a razor blade to get the coating off. It was kind of a pain, hopefully u have better luck. I’ve only had a 15 for a couple weeks but have been using it daily, love the blade. If I could I’d post a pic but I can’t ever get it to work. Hope yours turns out great!

 

[Gizler00]

You’re off to a good start. Keep us posted. When I do this I like to keep a hard plastic spoon nearby in case you want to do some scraping.

Much respect for being a teacher too.

Thanks! I have been taking lots of pictures.

Thanks for the on teaching. Ive been teaching Auto Mechanics since 2006.

It's the same stuff I use, it smells Great and seems pretty safe..... Stripped faster than I figured, less than an hour.

It doesn’t do too bad. The fastest stuff I have used was aerosol aircraft stripper.

I recently stripped mine with the same stuff and ended up having to use a razor blade to get the coating off. It was kind of a pain, hopefully u have better luck. I’ve only had a 15 for a couple weeks but have been using it daily, love the blade. If I could I’d post a pic but I can’t ever get it to work. Hope yours turns out great!

I used a plastic scraper and a razor blade. Little bit of elbow grease but not bad at all.

 

[Gizler00]

Getting there slowly. As others have said, the citristrip does sort of patina the blade. But I still put it in vinegar. It’s actually soaking now. I experimented with some mustard also.

Freshly scraped

Time for a bath....

About 13 minutes in......

 

[Gizler00]

Mustard experiment.

Not sure on the mustard. I’ve never put it in the vinegar before. Always just put it directly on the blade. We will see what happens.

 

[Gizler00]

Well the mustard didn’t do much. I’m assuming it sort of floated rather than sit on the blade. But overall I’m pumped about this....It’s been a long time coming. The Micarta scales are set to be here this Saturday!

Here’s the semi-finished product.

 

[The Warrior]

Sweet deal man, nice work.

 

[Gizler00]

Sweet deal man, nice work.

Thanks man. I always enjoy doing this stuff.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Now the next step is to put it in a box and ship it to me.

 

[whtshdwwz]

Just a tip....use a thin coat of silicone between the scales and the tang to seal up any points for moisture to enter.

 

[knifejunkie1928]

If you want to really super darken the blade with the vinegar heat it up to a boil and then soak it.

 

[1066vik]

ghost pepper salsa makes a nice, dark patina, too.

 

[19-3ben]

Finally stripping

No judgement. Everyone needs a side-hustle.

 

[Xr6x]

Looks Great!