New to the forum, want to mod CS rifle hawk, CS SF shovel, and CS mace.

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I know this is the tomahawk thread, but I'm guessing whatever is used to strip the shiny (sort of, I've use my hawk for a bit, she's sorto of broke in now) black paint off of a hawk will work on a mae and shovel.

I'm soaking my CS rifle hawk (the handle) in a mixture 50/50 paint mineral spirits and boiled linseed oil. I had lancets on it, so that left some clean spots on either side of the handle, I'll probably burn soemthing into that .
I'm interested in removing the paint from the head and repainintg or finishing (whatever the correct terminology would be) to a more subdued appearance. That etching I've been seeing (yes I am mainly scoping out the hawk pron) is awesome.

I'd appreciate any advice or a redirect to a thread with helpful tips for newbies.

I'll post pics of my junk sook. I'm taking a pic of the soaking handle in a few.
 
If you haven't done so already take pullrich's advice and read the whole thread. It will take a couple of hours, but the ideas that have been covered are as varied as are beneficial.

a quick dirty answer for you though:
A vast majority of commercially available paint strippers will have your metal parts naked in no time flat. I honestly have a harder time removing the paint I put on for etching than I have the original CS paint. Just give your stripper plenty of time to work. The brand I use (draws blank on name and is unwilling to trudge to garage to find out) recommends 10-15 minutes, I give it 30-60 minutes. I HATE scraping paint....

Once you have the paint removed and the heads finished to your liking your finishing options are varied.
Forced patina with vinegar and/or mustard
Blueing
Polishing
Duracote / cerakote
or not a darn thing (gives a forged look with no patina)
I'm sure there is more in the modding the CS trailhawk thread I've failed to mention.

Etching is really easy as long as you can find or create a positive stencil to place on your hawk/hammer/etc.
Place the stencil, paint with 3-5 coats of rustoleum, remove stencil, dry completely, etch in printed circuit board etchant from radio shack for 2-6+ hours, wash/neutralize, re-strip, and finish.

The best advice is to read a bit, get some ideas, and just experiment. I've done three so far with slightly different methods and various results. The only thing I regret was my attempt at electro-etching without a good setup.

Cheers!
~Smitty
 
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