Question about Busse blade finishes.

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taiChiFighter

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I'm curious about the various blade options:

1) Will the protective paint on the blade wear off after a few batoning sessions?
2) Is the double cut finish more prone to rust than the satin finish (like bead blasting is)?
3) Is the competition cut the most prone to rusting?
 
1.) it will smooth a bit and eventually wear away
2.) yes, more places for moisture to hide
3.) yes, the old style comp finish was much more likely to rust than the newer version that has the decarb blasted off
 
If one can't keep sending the knife back for refinishing which woiuld be the best way to go to minimize rust over the long term ... painted or satin?
 
Doesn't make the slightest difference.

First, INFI doesn't rust much

Second, you should keep oil on your knives when not in use anyway

Those tow facts will remove rust from the equation
 
taiChiFighter said:
If one can't keep sending the knife back for refinishing which woiuld be the best way to go to minimize rust over the long term ... painted or satin?
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I really haven't bothered re-painting any of mine. INFI is not stainless, but it is very resistant. With just minimal surface care, I haven't had to worry about rust at all ... for 6 years now.
 
taiChiFighter said:
If one can't keep sending the knife back for refinishing which woiuld be the best way to go to minimize rust over the long term ... painted or satin?
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Whether the finish is satin or coated, clean and oil the blade after use. Proper care is the best and easiest way to preventing corrosion from occuring on the blade surface.
 
BePrepared said:
Doesn't make the slightest difference.

First, INFI doesn't rust much

Second, you should keep oil on your knives when not in use anyway

Those tow facts will remove rust from the equation
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Lets say I'm using the knife in a survival bug out situation. I really don't want to be worrying about carrying a can of oil around (assuming I even have one to carry around).
 
taiChiFighter said:
Lets say I'm using the knife in a survival bug out situation. I really don't want to be worrying about carrying a can of oil around or even having one.
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In all fairness, in that type of situation, rust will be the last of my worries. Too many variables on the condition of the coating, but if there is rust on the edge, sharpening will fix that. Rust can be removed at a later date and I doubt it would be enough to affect the integrity of the knife.
 
I have never oiled my Killa zilla, I use it once a day to once every couple days, I wipe it off on my shirt( or pants), put it back in its leather sheath, and stick it back in my bag. I've not once had a issue with rust or even discoloration, and it's flipping humid here. Satin is much easier to clean than coated blades as well
 
yeah, i doubt that you'll have to worry about rust on INFI affecting usability in your lifetime
 
Ok, lets put it another way. Let's say you're off the grid for an extended period of time (months or years). What finish would require the least maintenance of the knife?
 
again, it doesn't matter.

For example, you can take an INFI knife... with our without coating, and leave it outside for a summer on the ground.

Pick it up 5 months later, touch up the edge, and it's 100% gtg....

INFI doesn't rust like 1095 would... it's the closest thing to stainless you can get without going full stainless

The coating will prevent the light surface tarnish/rust that you'd get on the satin, but once you wear through the coating, you're back to absolutely the same thing
 
taiChiFighter said:
Ok, lets put it another way. Let's say you're off the grid for an extended period of time (months or years). What finish would require the least maintenance of the knife?
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Satin......years of constant use would wear any crincklecoat away !
 
pitdog said:
Satin......years of constant use would wear any crincklecoat away !
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True, and if you plan on using it for everything ( fire prep and food prep) a satin finish is much easier to clean off ( bits of wood and whatnot tend to get stuck in the coating) and the gray coat under the coating may not offer as much corrosion resistance as a full satin job
 
FWIW i just bought 3 busses with black coated blades that i plan to use as my bug out gear... i have absolutely zero concern about that gear. Anything that would damage one of them substantially would kill me dead.

I bought a satin MUK because satin is better in a skinner.
 
taiChiFighter said:
Lets say I'm using the knife in a survival bug out situation. I really don't want to be worrying about carrying a can of oil around (assuming I even have one to carry around).
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I hear ya man, just thinking of the scenario now ' House burned to the ground, wife robbed and raped, children eaten by cannibal looter gangs, no food, no water and DAMN, MY KNIFE NOW HAS SOME TINY RUST SPOTS !!!':D
 
pitdog said:
I hear ya man, just thinking of the scenario now ' House burned to the ground, wife robbed and raped, children eaten by cannibal looter gangs, no food, no water and DAMN, MY KNIFE NOW HAS SOME TINY RUST SPOTS !!!':D
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Well ... what if they were ... tiny pits?:)
 
taiChiFighter said:
Ok, lets put it another way. Let's say you're off the grid for an extended period of time (months or years). What finish would require the least maintenance of the knife?
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Well over ten years of collecting and using Busse products and never once oiled or used a protectant. The most I've used on my carbon steel blades is Flitz, wonderful stuff, cleans and leaves a protective coating behind.

Disclaimer: I NEVER leave my knives wet, dirty, bloody, or nasty. I always clean and dry them before storing them away in their sheath. Common sense goes a long way in knife care. :)
 
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