Just picked up 2 HTM Madd Maxx 5.5 ..updated with pic 9/12.

[Aug guy]

Hi all, This would be my first post:

I Just picked up 2 HTM MADD MAXX 5.5 AO's , both have the DLC coating on their blades

The first, my favorite of the 2, has a beautiful dark turquoise high gloss handle where as the other has a more champaign matte type of finish
I love both of them but the one with the champaign matte finish almost looks like it's painted on: Is this possible????? would they paint the 6AL4V titanium?
Just wondering if there is a way I can get more info on the finish of the handles of these knives and if some of them actually have some sort of coating on them and if so...what?

Thanks

 

[neuron]

Nice scores!

Regarding the finish on the top one (the one you referred to as a "champagne" color), no, it's not a coating. That's uncoated titanium; the finish is achieved by blasting the titanium with fine media to give it the finish/texture they want, similar to the way that blades are stonewashed, bead-blasted, etc. to achieve a certain finish.

 

[Aug guy]

That's what I was hoping for , I feel better now ( as you can see I still have a lot to learn

thanks

 

[Dirk]

Aug guy - there are some ceramic coatings that come very close to the look of the media blasted Maxx you have. The good thing about a blasted finish is that if it gets "dinged" up it can easily be restored with a another session in the blast cabinet. Coatings that need to be repaired require a little more work.