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Replacing or restoring coat to a BK2

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Lots of folks ask and post different ways to remove the coating from their blades. However, I like the original look of the knife and I am yet to see a fully restored coat. Is kind of useless for those of us who beat the crap out of our knives because the coating will just continue to wear out with use, but I would like to know if there is a method to safely restore the coating to its original color.

PS: This post is most likely the one that allows me to become a BeckerHead!!... so yay for me!
 
If it's worn off and you really want a coating on it again, then completely strip it. Wash it and Cerakote it. The bake-on Cerakote is nicer than air-dry, IMO, but do what works for you.
 
well, obviously epoxy black spray paint is the way to go :)

or as above, you could try any number of interesting coatings

o ceracoat

o duracoat

o gun coat

o parkerizing

o phosphate coatings

o titanium dioxide :)

o hard chrome

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Does that Cerakote last a long while? Does it withstand chopping and all?
How does one go about Hard Chroming a BK2?
 
Febeleh said:
Does that Cerakote last a long while? Does it withstand chopping and all?
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Ceracoat has decent abrasion resistance, but it will show wear. I used Ceracoat on a few machetes that I use around the ranch and it was mostly gone within a year.
How does one go about Hard Chroming a BK2?
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Send it to a company that offers plating services. Since my favorite plater stopped offering the service (Tripps), I've been using Metaloy. I've only used them for the guns I build, but I'm sure they'd be happy to do a knife.

Edited to add: The downside would be putting an edge back on the knife after plating. Hard chrome is very hard (RC 70 - 75), so grinding the plating off of the edge would require some work.
 
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The stink mostly goes away after it dries.

However, it shouldn't come in contact with food, even after it dries. It's highly toxic and not very durable.

If properly done, hot bluing should be food safe, but I'd still prefer other coating options for food prep. Actually, I only use uncoated knives for that duty.
 
I need to stop making out with my shotgun then. Dangit.

Guess I will have to go for a parkerized finish then. :D
 
how about powdercoat?
i cant think of a reason why it wouldnt work great for this application....
 
99-cent Krylon. About 100 coatings in one low-low-priced package.
 
I wonder if since the older ka-bar bks have such a weak finish that it would be justifiable to send your beckers in to be replaced for the new finished beckers because doesn't that mean that the old ones have a physical defect if the finish keeps rubbing off easier? I wonder if that is doable?
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I don't think the finish should be a warranty issue. Even the finish on the new ones will wear off with use. Can't expect the company to replace a knife every time the finish gets worn.

Just imagine how much they would have to increase the price of new knives to cover the costs involved...
 
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