Removing blade dye

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Timothy75

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I just got a couple rough rider knives and while f&f is great I dont like the black ink stating "440 stainless china" on the side of the blade. Does anyone know a chemical or way to remove this? Thanks
 
I think you may find that lightly rubbing the blade with a rubber eraser may remove it.

I've moved this to the "maintenance forum" where you'll get lots of solutions to your issue.
 
If it's actually an ink or dye, then I would try acetone, MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), carb cleaner, brake cleaner, electric parts cleaner, or some other "hot" solvent. Fingernail polish remover might do it. Bar Keeper's Friend might work, or you could try polishing it off with Flitz or Semi-Chrome. I'm afraid it's probably laser etched though, in which case, it would need to be abraded off, and I doubt those last two polishes would do it. Rubbing compound might work.
 
grizzled gizzard said:
If it's actually an ink or dye, then I would try acetone, MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), carb cleaner, brake cleaner, electric parts cleaner, or some other "hot" solvent. Fingernail polish remover might do it. Bar Keeper's Friend might work, or you could try polishing it off with Flitz or Semi-Chrome. I'm afraid it's probably laser etched though, in which case, it would need to be abraded off, and I doubt those last two polishes would do it. Rubbing compound might work.
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I agree with Grizz. If it is actually paint, it will come off with acetone or similar. But I do not think it is paint. It is most likely an electro-etched marking rather than laser. If either lasered or etched, it will only come off with abrasion or possibly rubbing compound.
 
But if he uses dry steel wool he won't get oil or rubbing compound all over him, and his wife will think he's just been out in the garage farting around again. Geez Bill, have some forethought.



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Mine really look like they're screen printed on. Maybe try hitting it with a brass or aluminium scraper? Like a sharped piece of bar stock or an old brass punch.
 
I just buffed the "Coal Miner" mark off a 4" work knife last week. A 1/2" buffing wheel on my Dremel, with white polishing compound, took the paint off. But, in the light the etch is still visible, so it must be chemical or laser etched before being silk screened. The etch is visibly lower than the blade surface. I don't know if the "440 razor sharp steel" on the other side of the blade is done the same way. It's a $10 work knife with a liner lock that's just a hair too long to move over and work, so I'm not spending any more time polishing it.
 
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