Removing finish off of a Becker

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Getting ready to pick up a BK17. From the reviews I've read, the finish isn't "all that". Some guys are removing the finish. How are they doing that?
 
paint stripper. i used klean strip. becareful with that if you go with it. if it gets on your skin, it will burn for a bit. i heard citristrip is safer, but i haven't tried it.
 
I use Klean-Strip also.. It will take you a few applications to get all of the finish off though... Wear gloves and be away of splash back when you are brushing or scraping it off your blade, as Bullet said it will burn for a bit.. It took me 3 applications to completely clean my BK2 and 11 completely. That included using a brass brush and a utility blade to get to the finer points on the knives. Once stripped toe blades actually look pretty nice.. Wear thick rubber gloves.

Good luck
 
parbajtor said:
Spill some hydraulic brake fluid on the blade, see how that works
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It doesn't. I tried that for a basement solution, and letting it sit in it for 2 days didn't do a thing to the coating.

Besides the stripper, make sure you wear some chemical resistant gloves. I have been burned enough to know not to mess with that stuff!
 
Yes remove the handles. Get an aluminum paint tray or cooking tray. Spray the aluminum tray with Klean Strip (to start stripping other side down) then place knife into tray..then spray the top of the knife. Make sure it is covered good with the spray. Let sit for about 30 min (my bk2 anyway)..then use a putty knife or paint scraper (I used a plastc one and it melted just as I finished) to "lightly" slide off the dissolving paint. I can't stress enough about chemical gloves..not latex medical gloves ! If it gets on your skin..you will know :eek: and also wear some eye protection ! You may have to spray and wait several times. The results are worth it though.
 
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Yes, the stripper might, but not sure deform or scar the handles and if you are looking to strip the whole blade, I would take them off. The way I did mine was to coat both sides with stripper wait about 20 minutes and work off all the coating that became loose, wash the knife and re-apply stripper wait 20 minutes then rework the loose coating, and repeat till you get there... I did notice as I was doing mine that if I brushed the coating with the micro grooves in the blade, the coating came off easier.
 
I used Klean-Strip on my BK-9 after roughing up the blade with some sand paper and it slid off like crispy chicken skin. I got lazy last night and just hit my BK-11 with steel wool and I had to spray it 3x. Giving the stripper a better way to penetrate appears to be crucial. It's in my kitchen getting a Sriracha sauce patina right now ;).
 
Paint stripper for me. I just leave them soaked in it for about half an hour, after which a razor blade will easily remove the coating.
 
yea im doing my 11 today. im using acetone since i had it already. I dipped the blade right into a cup of acetone. waited 20 minuted and it began coming off just by rubbing it. i helped it along with a razor. But i only wanted to do the blade, and now the coating on the handle is coming off too. i think the acetone soaked into the epoxy paint and defied gravity up to the handle, even though i had used painters tape to keep the handle dry, so now im stripping the handle too, which isnt what i wanted but oh well, ill just have to force patina the handle.
 
I hear Tradewater uses Bud Select 55 to strip his blades...and his manhood.

Per the OP, I use a canned product called Outstrip. It's very efficient if you can find it.
Speaking of which, I've got an 11 I need to strip!



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Get a razor utility blade. Strip the knife. Might take ya 10 minutes. No messy clean up.
 
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