Forced patina

rkmoore

rkmoore

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What's the best way to do a patina. I've seen everything from vinegar bath to mango mash. I'm getting ready to do one on my bk-710. It's a 7 that was modded into a 10. I bought it recently and love it. But I would like to do something to make it my own.

Thanks for any suggestions!

As is:
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But not for long! :D
 
Anything acidic will do it. You just have to decide what kind of pattern you want the patina to have. Citrus will have the cell pattern, mustard can be used for smooth lines or brush-strokes, etc...

I personally like brushed on mustard and the gun-blue / bleach method.
 
Just use it for some food prep it will get a patina. If the knife is a user the patina will change all the time anyway.
 
Psyop said:
Just use it for some food prep it will get a patina. If the knife is a user the patina will change all the time anyway.
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Well, I've been using it for just about everything including food prep and it has started to form a very light patina but I was thinking
of something with a little more individuality.
 
I used the the vinegar and twisted paper towel method and kinda liked it. I let it soak for about a half hour then moved the towels a little and let it soak again to give it some depth. Then a good scrub and rinse with dish soap.

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Thanks guys. I'm on my way home now so I'll give it a try and post pics later.
 
It really boils down to this,if you wear blue jeans do you like real blue jeans,or do you like blue jeans that some company pre faded for you?Really,do you want the fake lived in look,or do you like britches that have actually been worn and washed?It is as simple as that.If you want the former by all means put mooley juice on your knife and get the look you are after.If not use the damn thing and watch it turn into something that looks like that knife of your Grandpa's that you always admired.So,do you really want a fashion statement?Or would you rather have a blade you ain't askeered to use lest it fuck up your carefully applied rust design.
 
i just dunk the whole knife in white vinegar.
If you want a uniform patina, you should clean the blade with isopropyl alcohol first, but i agree that the patina will change if the knife is a user, so there is probably no need
 
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