I want to strip and patina my bk7

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So I want to remove the coating from my knife but i don't know what the best method for this is? I saw a post about a citrus based stripper, is it any good?

Also, I want to darken the blade. The pictures of patina I've seen have had splotchy colors and uneven designs. I wanted something with an even dark hue. Is this achievable with patina method or am I gonna have to use a cold blue? Is a patina or a cold blue more durable?
 
Go down to the paint section of wal mart or the nearest hardware store and buy a can of whatever paint stripper they have, should work. I think I used citristrip and it worked alright. Might take a couple applications. DO NOT get that stuff on your skin and if you do rinse it off real quick. regular latex gloves aren't thick enough either. I got an aerosol can and stripped three knives and have plenty left. If you do a search there should be several threads on stripping and there should be videos on youtube as well.

Cold bluing is probably your best bet as far as getting the look you're after. Just don't cut up and food with that knife if you blue it.
 
Just search the Becker forum for those things. Wealth of info at yer fingertips. Citristrip works great, couple of applications usually does it. Nitrile gloves. Cover what you don't want stripped. Take off the scales. Definitely look at some of the tutorials here or the 'Tube if you want to be prepared to do it well.
Patinas can be made all sorts of ways - even coloration is best achieved by soaking in solution, you'll find lots of ideas here and also YouTube. I don't think I'd recommend bluing it, only 'cause you never know if you'll have/want to use it for food. Patinas are renewable, and neither will make your 7 maintenance free.
All is opinion, look around and decide for yourself....plus if you jump right in and strip it, it'll make it really hard to etch that laser engraved logo a little deeper...I know this because I was hot to strip my first Becker, a laser logo'd 9, and while I don't really regret stripping it, I wished I'd etched that logo first. Now, since this thread needs some photos:

The 16 I etched before stripping it, The 9 I didn't. Easy to see the difference. Logo is barely visible on the 9. Good luck, and welcome to the Becker forum, friend. There is a wealth of knowledge to be gleaned from these people. Most of them, anyway :distracted:....
 
Never tried the citrus. I seem to have plenty of Klean Strip around.
A few long soaks in hot vinegar gives a smooth, dark patina - but I always find it slightly boring so I add a few steps to throw some character in there.

 
granitestateofmind said:
Just search the Becker forum for those things. Wealth of info at yer fingertips. Citristrip works great, couple of applications usually does it. Nitrile gloves. Cover what you don't want stripped. Take off the scales. Definitely look at some of the tutorials here or the 'Tube if you want to be prepared to do it well.
Patinas can be made all sorts of ways - even coloration is best achieved by soaking in solution, you'll find lots of ideas here and also YouTube. I don't think I'd recommend bluing it, only 'cause you never know if you'll have/want to use it for food. Patinas are renewable, and neither will make your 7 maintenance free.
All is opinion, look around and decide for yourself....plus if you jump right in and strip it, it'll make it really hard to etch that laser engraved logo a little deeper...I know this because I was hot to strip my first Becker, a laser logo'd 9, and while I don't really regret stripping it, I wished I'd etched that logo first. Now, since this thread needs some photos:

The 16 I etched before stripping it, The 9 I didn't. Easy to see the difference. Logo is barely visible on the 9. Good luck, and welcome to the Becker forum, friend. There is a wealth of knowledge to be gleaned from these people. Most of them, anyway :distracted:....
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I still love the patina on that 16!
 
I stripped my BK 2 and tried paint stripper, but it didn't work. So I used 1/3 acetone 1/3 turpentine and 1/3 cleaning benzine. It was still a lot of work and smells like...., but now it looks very good.

 
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