Funky Cold Patina

[on_the_edge]

Very cool! Did you disassemble the knife first, or just soak it as is?

I've never forced a patina, but I'm thinking about trying it. I'm curious what chemicals produce what effects and colors.

I think that whatever colors are initially achieved generally tend to fade to varying shades of gray with repeated use. For me, I wanted something dark with a little bit of pattern to it because I felt that would be the look least likely to change over time.

While forced, I also chose to not patina the entire blade. The PM2 is easy enough to disassemble if you feel like you can live without the warranty, but I did not know how a patina in the area of the pivot might affect the action and so decided to play it safe. I could see where a patina in the pivot area may or may not affect the action. Still, I did not want to slather a bunch of mustard into that area of a knife that was not taken apart. I would think that would have a negative impact if only because it would be hard to clean everything off.

 

[SpeedHoles]

I think that whatever colors are initially achieved generally tend to fade to varying shades of gray with repeated use.

Yep, definitely.
Any of the "oil slick", or jet fuel colors will just turn to grey.

 

[Jack Lewis]

Yep, definitely.
Any of the "oil slick", or jet fuel colors will just turn to grey.

Huh. I did not realize this. So it really doesn't matter what you use to create the patina — it's all going to come out gray in the end.

 

[donscpoo]

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