Recon 1 fullsize/mini stonewashed

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If anybody saw it, i made a thread a little while ago asking how to strip the Tuff-Ex coating off of my Mini Recon 1. I ended up soaking it in Mineral Spirits (didn't do anything) and scraping it off. I showed pictures of it afterwards and people loved the look of it.
Link to that: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1224815-Recon-1-Tuff-ex-coating

I was playing with my Recon 1 last night and decided.... I'm going to do the same. This time I didn't soak it, scrub it, or anything. I simply took a razor blade and scraped it off. Crazy, huh? The first time i did this i was concerned about scratching the blade. After some thought i realized that AUS-8A (Especially with the CS HT) is far harder than the crappy steel used in disposable razor blades, therefore it wouldn't scratch it much if at all.

Anyway, i figured I'd post the resulting beauty. I did this for the entire blade as well as the lock bar. I did not strip the clip because i like the look of clip wear a lot (which is weird considering i hate most blade wear [Well, it looks cool sometimes but eh..]).

 
Did that to mine earlier today. No solvent needed. Just used a razor blade and it came off in about 5 minutes. I like it a lot better now:

 
Oh yeah. I showed my brother the Mini when i was done and he damn near stole it from me. Was pretty hilarious. I know the coating is crap but it came off like Latex paint... just wow.
 
I honestly do not know whos idea it was to stonewash the blade THEN put a coating on it (A crappy one at that). I believe it's main point is to appeal as a "tacticool" blade. I get it, i used to eat that stuff up, but I've grown to enjoy the beauty of finishes such as this over black paint.
 
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