Jerry, Amy, or Garth, can you tell us.....

Its INFI dust....that little bit of magic left over when Jerry wave's his magic wand turning into INFI.;)
 
Anyone know if the coatings are done in-house or contracted out?

Oh yah, either way plz bring back the camo!!!!
 
the sars had a similar "undercoating". at least mine did after the crinkle was stripped.
 
It a special proprietary primer made with a combination of Johnny Walker Blue and Carling Black Label. . . . Sometimes we have to get the blades drunk before we can get 'em to put a coat on!!!!!:eek:. . . :D

Jerry :D

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Ha! It is primer. Now inquiring minds want to know about the Bondo layer!
 
I just stripped my SAR5 last night and noticed "The Dark Coating" as well.

i got a large glass of booze, drank it, and while doing so scrubbed away at the knife with a DRY Scotch Brite sponge.

i was still a little high from inhaling a bit of the stripper fumes but i managed to make it look pretty without hurting myself:D
 
I wouldn't think that it is a primer, in the sense of a primer paint, as any normal organic coating/paint should have come off with the remover. My guess is that it is some sort of chemical conversion coating, an inorganic coating that alters the chemistry of the metal surface to improve paint adhesion.
 
Jerry Busse said:
It a special proprietary primer made with a combination of Johnny Walker Blue and Carling Black Label. . . . Sometimes we have to get the blades drunk before we can get 'em to put a coat on!!!!!:eek:. . . :D

Jerry :D

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What are the benefits of this?
 
I actually think I know what it is, and if it is what I think it is, then Jerry got hooked up! In the future when I get a chance to attend one of the major shows; I'll bring some literature on it, along with a sample for the inquiring minds. I happen to have met the owner of a company who does this type of 'propriatery coating'......And if it is this coating then Jerry need not waste money on putting anything over it! Whatever steel is under it will not rust or corrode....
 
i dont know about that... the reason i thought it was decarb was because of how quickly it oxidized.

when i rinsed the stripper and gunk off my blade the Dark Coating rusted immediately.

this is why i used a dry sponge and scrubbed it off.

I read somewhere that decarb is a natural result of the hardening process which is why it is present on Comp finished blades.

it makes sense that the decarb would be under the coating as well...right???
 
barrabas74 said:
Its INFI dust....that little bit of magic left over when Jerry wave's his magic wand turning into INFI.;)
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