RAT1: Lasted longer than i thought

[MNofUSN]

Hey all,

No I didn't break it! but i did have to remove some thing from the knife and clip.......

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Acid washed the logo before stripping the coating

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had to etch the logo on the clip by hand

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Still have a bit of coating on it here and there but its hardly notice able and doesn't bother me any
let me know what ya think

 

[bertosknives]

I used wire brush it took the paint right off and it didnt scratch the blade at all.

 

[Sterculius]

Looks great!

 

[Coad]

Looks good. My favorite folder is my orange rat 1 satin blade. Your title cought my eye, I thought you broke it, I wanted to see how.

 

[flatblackcapo]

Looks nice! I had to do the same thing.I am not a fan of coated blades.This is how my Rat1 came out.

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[MNofUSN]

Looks nice! I had to do the same thing.I am not a fan of coated blades.This is how my Rat1 came out.

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wow very nice, what are your scales made out of??

 

[marcinek]

Nice! It wasn't that shiny under the coating was it? What did you use on the blade after the coating was gone?

 

[MNofUSN]

Nice! It wasn't that shiny under the coating was it? What did you use on the blade after the coating was gone?

no it wasn't, i scraped of the paint with a knife (surprise surprise) and it looked like Flatbackcapo's only a little light

I wet polished using liquid Flitzand following int this odrer: 600gritpaper ,800grit brillo pad, 1200gritpaper, 1500paper,

from there i dried and cleaned the knife, then used my strop with white, green and ruby polish to make it really shine.

when i was finished i used a super fine silver cloth to buff out finger prints and mirco scratches ( this par was pointless)

 

[flatblackcapo]

Thanks,the scales are OD green G10.

 

[JD Mandrell]

I need to strip the clip on my orange one, the black clip looks "off" to me on a knife with a satin blade and orange handles.