Help me out! My knives are too visible!

Doogoon said:
Do you know if it holds up well to wear?

I found a camo spray on their site, seems handy for maybe more than just my knife :D
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There are plenty of deployed M-4s that have been Krylon camo painted. As it wears, it still does the job of hiding the object that has been Kryloned. It is easily touched up, and, it is cheap.
 
DWood said:
There are plenty of deployed M-4s that have been Krylon camo painted. As it wears, it still does the job of hiding the object that has been Kryloned. It is easily touched up, and, it is cheap.
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I'm sold! Thanks for the help!
 
I wouldn't use paint, it'll just chip off and look crappy. RIT dye the Tasman, then for the PM2, get some "PCB etchant." You can find it at RadioShack. They use it for etching circuit boards (that's why it's there), but it works great on pocket clips. Just take off the clip, dunk it in some PCB etchant for 20 minutes or so (it gets a bit darker the longer you leave it, but at some point it stops getting darker), pull it out and rinse it off well with soap and cold water. Just be careful, you don't want that stuff all over you and it makes quite a little stink. And use a glass or plastic container, or a metal one you don't care about, I guess. After all, it ETCHES metal. It makes for a good semi-dark matte gray, kind of looks like titanium. I end up doing this with all of my spyderco pocket clips. I don't have a great picture handy, but I'm sure you could do a little looking and find some. You can cotton swab some etchant over the hardware while it's assembled too if you like, i wouldn't recommend dunking screws whole for too long, as it will etch the threads down a bit if you leave it long enough
 
Take the clip off and slide it in a piece of electrical shrink wrap and hit it with a little heat to tighten it up and conform it to the clip. Poke some holes where the screws go and put it back on. You now have a black clip that can be returned to original when done and cost about 25 cents.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
Take the clip off and slide it in a piece of electrical shrink wrap and hit it with a little heat to tighten it up and conform it to the clip. Poke some holes where the screws go and put it back on. You now have a black clip that can be returned to original when done and cost about 25 cents.
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I like this.
 
For the Para 2, just order a replacement black clip with black screws. I ordered 2 of them for my Paras and they work great.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
Take the clip off and slide it in a piece of electrical shrink wrap and hit it with a little heat to tighten it up and conform it to the clip. Poke some holes where the screws go and put it back on. You now have a black clip that can be returned to original when done and cost about 25 cents.
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Have you done this before? Very neat idea, but are the screws always long enough?
 
billygoat78 said:
I wouldn't use paint, it'll just chip off and look crappy. RIT dye the Tasman, then for the PM2, get some "PCB etchant." You can find it at RadioShack. They use it for etching circuit boards (that's why it's there), but it works great on pocket clips. Just take off the clip, dunk it in some PCB etchant for 20 minutes or so (it gets a bit darker the longer you leave it, but at some point it stops getting darker), pull it out and rinse it off well with soap and cold water. Just be careful, you don't want that stuff all over you and it makes quite a little stink. And use a glass or plastic container, or a metal one you don't care about, I guess. After all, it ETCHES metal. It makes for a good semi-dark matte gray, kind of looks like titanium. I end up doing this with all of my spyderco pocket clips. I don't have a great picture handy, but I'm sure you could do a little looking and find some. You can cotton swab some etchant over the hardware while it's assembled too if you like, i wouldn't recommend dunking screws whole for too long, as it will etch the threads down a bit if you leave it long enough
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This sounds like a great idea! Can you post a photo or two?!?

broonzbane
 
You could buy a deep carry Ti clip from USAknifemaker and just modify the holes like I did and then paint them. Cheap and easy solution.



Just tried the shrink tubing suggested earlier and it works surprisingly well. NICE!

 
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Tape parts of PM2 that you don't want painted, use fine sandpaper and sand down the SS clip, this both makes it more matte and helps the paint adhere better. paint clip and screws with mattte black or matte Od krylon like has been suggested earlier. Degrease it well first with alcohol. Scratches just look like camo. It is easy to touch up. Works great on field rifles.
 
Spyderco sells replacement delica clips which are black and substitute perfectly on PM2s. RIT dye works to get rid of yellow.
 
I think I'm going with the Black RIT dye for the Tasman and a black replacement clip for the PM2. Thanks for all the suggestions guys!

I should be able to pick up RIT dye at just about any arts supply store, right?
 
I've heat treated a few of my shiny clip...I Hate shiny clip. I use the middle of the burner on a gas stove. Let part of the clip get directly in the

flame. I do about .5" at a time until the clip is as dark as I want it. I do the HT when I'm cooking or boiling water for tea.

I've HT at least 5 or 6 clips including 3 Millies and a Manix XL. The XL is dark like it should be, like the orginal, not bright and Shiny.

The Milllie clips came out muliti colored...very sweet.

HT on a gas burner is easy IMO.
 
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Doogoon said:
I think I'm going with the Black RIT dye for the Tasman and a black replacement clip for the PM2. Thanks for all the suggestions guys!

I should be able to pick up RIT dye at just about any arts supply store, right?
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My grocery store has it.
 
clockman said:
I've heat treated a few of my shiny clip...I Hate shiny clip. I use the middle of the burner on a gas stove. Let part of the clip get directly in the

flame. I do about .5" at a time until the clip is as dark as I want it. I do the HT when I'm cooking or boiling water for tea.

I've HT at least 5 or 6 clips including 3 Millies and a Manix XL. The XL is dark like it should be, like the orginal, not bright and Shiny.

The Milllie clips came out muliti colored...very sweet.

HT on a gas burner is easy IMO.
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Could I see some pics?
 
The heat works and makes the metal darker but it will still be shiny and reflective. I have done a bunch of clips and they all ended up darker with multiple colors. I use a propane torch and get the metal red hot. When it cools you can see what colors you have. I think the temperature dictates the colors. It lasts a while but it also wears off over time. The Ti on the Salt knife will get even better colors. But if you want it to not be seen I would go with something that covers the metal and makes it non reflective. The shrink wrap works perfect for me if I want a black clip and is pretty durable stuff. You can also put grip tape on if you want to cover the metal and give it some traction that makes grabbing with gloves a lot easier.

RIT dye is for clothes. Just about every grocery store has it. Fabric stores would probably be better than art supply stores.
 
I RIT dyed my Kershaw Echelon. It is very, very messy; you don't wont to dye in a good pot or pan. I actually got my RIT dye from a local grocery store.
 
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