Naked and Looking sweet...

[JeepGeek68]

I had a so time to play and desided to mod my BK2. So I went to Lowes and got some paint stripper.

Stripping by jeepgeek68, on Flickr

Then spent alot of time with sanding block and Dremel.

Wrapped in Towel with Apple Cider Vinager.

Force Pitina by jeepgeek68, on Flickr

Desided to tube the handle for better grip.

Tube for handle by jeepgeek68, on Flickr


and here is the final product.

Finished Mods by jeepgeek68, on Flickr

Patina by jeepgeek68, on Flickr

Thanks for the tips and information. Perfect form for perfect function.
She is very sweet and I can not wait to take her out and test the new mods.

 

[Flying Guillotine]

Looking good, man! How long did you have to soak it in the stripper and the vinegar?

 

[JeepGeek68]

Using the cheap stripper from Lowes was about 2.5 hours and still had to sand the blade down afterwards. The patina was about an 1.5 hours.

 

[TAGannon]

Looks great.
Next time try the citrus stripper. No sanding. Coating practically falls off.
Great patina. I'm going to have to try it.
Thanks for nice post.

 

[Herger]

Great job, love the patina it complements the black...

 

[AlvarF]

I like how the patina looks.It´s like Nice work. Thanks for sharing. I´m thinking how to make a camo patina.

 

[NixKustoms]

Looks great!! How long did you let it sit in the vinegar? I tried vinegar once and I'm sure I didn't soak it long enough, but I was sure it was 30 min.

 

[Widerstand]

Looks good man.

 

[tradewater]

That patina looks great. She's all dressed up so you need to take her out.

 

[Flying Guillotine]

Looks great!! How long did you let it sit in the vinegar? I tried vinegar once and I'm sure I didn't soak it long enough, but I was sure it was 30 min.

The patina was about an 1.5 hours.

There ya go

 

[paperairplane]

I have not done it on a Becker, but you can also use cold gun blue to patina a blade. Gives a nice, even dark color. Wrapping in a cloth as above will give a 'textured' look.

 

[NixKustoms]

There ya go

Missed that. Thanks :thumbup:

 

[JeepGeek68]

Looks great.
Next time try the citrus stripper. No sanding. Coating practically falls off.
Great patina. I'm going to have to try it.
Thanks for nice post.

I will give this a try. Were did you get the Citra Strip, Lowes did not have any?

Thanks,

 

[JeepGeek68]

That patina looks great. She's all dressed up so you need to take her out.

I am going to take her out next week. I will post some pics.

 

[GLOCKCRAZZ]

That can out nice. Really like how the patina came out.

 

[willworship]

Looks great! I think I might try the inner tube on the handle business when I get a chance.

 

[Quarter Tank]

I will give this a try. Were did you get the Citra Strip, Lowes did not have any?

Thanks,

I picked up a handle of Citra at HD yesterday

 

[JeepGeek68]

I picked up a handle of Citra at HD yesterday

Thanks, I will check it out.