Removing the black coating

Boombats said:
God dang, they look so much better after stripping. They're like your friend's scrawny sister who you haven't seen since middle school, and now you run into her in college and you're like daaaaaaaaamn
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All I read was friend's college aged sister stripping......
 
I've been waffling on doing it, then sold the BK16. o_O However, I did get two Moras. The kicker is, I blackened one of the blades with apple cider vinegar. I got the knifitis bad :D
 
Here's a question... do you need to remove it from the handle? Or is there a good reason to remove it from the handle, rather than mask it off and do just the blade? Thanks.
 
Centuriator said:
Here's a question... do you need to remove it from the handle? Or is there a good reason to remove it from the handle, rather than mask it off and do just the blade? Thanks.
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People here it do it Both ways.... I Have, and don't really have a preference....

If you keep the coating on, under the scales....That will give you More protection. I'm not scared of tarnish or rust, both come off easy enough.... Just oil and Use them good. :D
 
Whatever stripper you use, just leave the scales on while doing it. That’ll leave the coating on underneath. :thumbsup:
 
How do you guys achieve that mirror finish on the blades? Or is this how they turn out after stripping off the coating?
 
So, after you strip off the powder coating, do you apply anything to the steel to prevent rust and/or corosion? Or do you just keep it well oiled. Not sure how this would work on in any sort of real-world survival situation where oil may not be accessible.
 
I'll occasionally put a paste wax on blade I don't plan on eat off of. I've a big old tub of Johnson's.
 
After stripping, I used a Japanese water stone to thin it down and make a zero edge. I then used wet dry sandpaper starting with 180 grit, then 300, then 800, 1500, then 2000. I then put a micro-bevel on it.

It cuts REALLY well now, but you see scratches all over it afterwards, and it needs polished again to clean up the scratches and stains.

It’s fun for me, but for most people just stripping and applying a forced patina would serve them well.
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To have some protection, I'll leave on the handles when I strip a knife.
Then I force a patina to have some protection, but with use the patina changes and develops it's own character...

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