I currently own a spyderco bradley bowie (the original one) and I really want to dye the black g10 handles a chestnut/ mahogany color if at all possible. Im currently trying to stain it via soaking in tea. I don't think rit dye would work since I cant remove the scales to boil it but any advice would be must appreciated
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help with staining g10!
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Not going to work. You can only go darker.
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Painting it would really be the only way to lighten the color of G10. Don't waste your time.
You need to keep in mind that G10 is a laminate using fiberglass fabric and epoxy resin. Neither of these materials absorb or retain conventional dyes well. Paint, or some other applied coating, could work up to a point, but would have to be renewed periodically. How long it lasts would depend upon how much use the knife will see. Like finishes that are used for firearms such as blueing, nickel plating or baked-on paint, wear is going to first appear on any high spots or sharp corners.
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There are plenty of makers and craftsmen here on the forum that could make you replacement scales for it. A lighter color of g10, micarta or even the wood that you're looking for? Why dye it a wood color when you can have them made of actual wood?
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One option you could try for cheap, if you are handy with tools and have access to a Dremel and have steady hands and the patience to practice on something else first . . . . Is to do a jigged bone type treatment to the g10, then coat the recesses in a colored epoxy or jb weld. The color will stay put in the hollows, whereas it would get scraped off eventually if you didn't give it places to tuck into.
Having someone remove and replace fixed blade scales will get upwards of $100 probably unless they are screwed on already then maybe a bit cheaper depending on materials.
Having someone remove and replace fixed blade scales will get upwards of $100 probably unless they are screwed on already then maybe a bit cheaper depending on materials.
