peel ply on s90v millie

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hey guys

just recently acquired an s90v millie from a friend

just looking at the front scale the carbon fiber seems to have a golden hue to it is this normal?

usually from what i have seen it is just the standard black CF with no golden hue

is there something wrong with mine?
 
yes, its a defect, send it to me and Ill pitch it for you :p Or you could buff it and make it pertty like all the old school cf models :thumbup:

You have good taste, one of my favorite knives ever. Post some pics and Im sure you will get a solid answer :thumbup:

my USER when I got her
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Maybe it's a reflection from the lemons.

Put it with some limes, and see if the hue turns green. ;)
 
haha no optical illusion when i put it under natural white light it also retains the golden hue to it

any ideas?

is this a different batch of carbon fiber or something?
 
I have a BG42 with the same hue, i really like it :thumbup:

ETA - i have also seen a blueish tint in another one of the CF Millies i used to own
 
My guess is your Millie was on display in a lighted cabinet, correct? It's from sitting in direct light, either from a display cabinet or sunlight. I first noticed the same discoloration on my BG-42 Millie on the clip side above the pocket line, where it is exposed to light (mine gets carried alot). The next time I noticed it, was on a display model in a gun and knife store. The side that was exposed to the harsh light from the display cabinet had that same golden color. I bought an orange Ladybug from the same place and the display side scale was also faded, but nothing a little orange RIT dye couldn't fix.:cool:

It does seem that the CF can get "sunburned". :(
 
Billy516 makes some very valid points. And since its uniform, it helps to not become OCD, at least it would help me lol. If it was just a spot i would probably become ocd about it. I don't believe there were color variations for this model, but remember there are many, many color variation CFs. Of which I wish would be employed by spyderco. For example look at the aftermarket automotive industry, they have many colored CF weaves, and some of the custom scale makers have a white cf which looks really sweet because it still maintains that textured weaved. Anywho, if you havn;t already, what about some oxy clean? maybe it has become oxidized to some extent? I don't really know what else to say it isn't my forte so please do take it with a grain of salt.
 
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