Forced patina fail...

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dirtypineapples

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Stripped my BK17 today and tried a slightly different method to patina my blade. Usually I use a mixture of curry powder and vinegar, buuut....I was fresh out of curry powder. So I decided to use mustard powder mixed with vinegar. Figured it'd be a little more aggressive than the curry powder mix so I only let it sit for about 5 mins. Didn't really achieve the patina I was after. Then decided to wrap the blade in a paper towel and soak it in vinegar for about 25 mins. Too long. Anyway, the paper towel gave me a sorta digital pattern I don't really care for. Kind of in foreign territory here, so question is...anyone got a good way of getting the blade back to one solid color without taking sandpaper to it?
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Steel wool, 00, 000, 0000 and mineral oil.

Get ready for some tendonitis......

Best bet, hit it with some 220gt wet dry sandpaper, then run through the steel wool. Start over.....

Moose
 
Moosez45 said:
Steel wool, 00, 000, 0000 and mineral oil.

Get ready for some tendonitis......

Best bet, hit it with some 220gt wet dry sandpaper, then run through the steel wool. Start over.....

Moose
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Gah! I figured as much...tennis elbow here I come. Thanks Moose!
 
Yar, don't ask me how I know.....

Ok, you can ask, but I'm just gonna lie to you and tell you that it happened to someone other than me and HE told me about it.

Ok, it happened to me, a few times. Damn, I am shamed.....

:D

Moose
 
Moosez45 said:
Yar, don't ask me how I know.....

Ok, you can ask, but I'm just gonna lie to you and tell you that it happened to someone other than me and HE told me about it.

Ok, it happened to me, a few times. Damn, I am shamed.....



:D

Moose
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Hey....Even monkeys fall out of trees sometimes!:D
 
I quite like that patina but anyway...I use a scotch-brite like abrasive pad (coarse, medium and fine "grits"). It removes the patina without giving you those crappy sanding marks from sandpaper and leaves a satin finish. Well, so long as you use the medium and fine grits after the inital removal with the coarse stuff.
 
I think your best non-sandpaper option is to just use it. That patina will fade and nature will take over.
 
dude, a digital patina.

I saw that and immediately knew it was a paper towel... did that to one of mine, didn't like it. But on your blade it's not too bad.
 
Just remember it's not a failure unless you don't learn from it. If you do, it's "a learning experience". :D
And it's like my mamma always says "If this is the worst thing that happens to you today, it's a pretty good day!".
Mamma is so smart!!!
 
looks like some good old fashioned elbow grease will take that patina off. Get some ice for the elbow there bud :p
 
I actually like that pattern but oftentimes photos are deceiving. Give 'er some good 'ol elbow grease and hit the reset button.
 
Eero said:
I actually like that pattern but oftentimes photos are deceiving. Give 'er some good 'ol elbow grease and hit the reset button.
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I actually like it too. I'm not a digital fan, but sanded down to just a hint of pattern would make it look pretty cool.

But I could be wrong.
 
Evapo-Rust might work... Got some to take a little rust off of a blade (haven't done it yet) but from my research, it should bring i back to "normal" without any elbow grease, then you can start fresh. It is supposed to remove any oxidation so it should do great. When I start my project I will start a thread...
 
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