Rubberized coated handle on the PSK knife

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I was poking around in the hardware store yesterday and came across a product that coats handles of tools with a rubber coating. With the PSK being O1, the risk is high for rusting. This product protects the handle. It can be cord wrapped and get wet without worrying about rust under the wrap. It also provides a sure grip if used unwrapped. I've got two colors so far, yellow for high visibility and black. They make it in red, clear and blue. I plan on dipping a cord wrapped one in the clear coating to see how it works out. I will post pics of the yellow one I did later tonite.
Scott
 
I'm interested in seeing some pics and knowing what you think.

I've got a Graham Stars-n-Stripes Razel that I've been thinking about doing this to, but I think it'll be a nightmare to get off if I don't like it.
 
myright said:
I'm interested in seeing some pics and knowing what you think.

I've got a Graham Stars-n-Stripes Razel that I've been thinking about doing this to, but I think it'll be a nightmare to get off if I don't like it.
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Absolutely not hard to remove on bare steel. I coated one and removed it to see how hard it was to get off. Cut it with a razor blade, and peel off.
Scott
 
I've thought about dipping a bare handle in that red Goop coating, is that the stuff your taking about?
 
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I believe its Plastidip, I saw the can of it last night, and the PSK in question. Looked like a good idea to me.
 
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Bear Claw, SHS is right, Plasti Dip. Here's a pic.
Scott
 
dnm said:
Cool. Have you tried the Plasti Dip with Para Cord yet??
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I haven't tried dipping a paracord handle yet. The store didn't have clear. Here's the knife wrapped with the coating on the handle. This works ok but repeated wrapping and unwrapping might screw up the coating.
Scott

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Thanks for the update. Let us know what else you do with the PSK and the Plasti Dip.
 
Scott, I can't believe you're just discovering this stuff:D It's been available for years, I use it to color code keys by dipping the head in the batter. You might want to thin the plasti-dip before trying it over the para cord wrap or it might end up too bulky of a handle. If it's thin, you won't loose the texture of the cord wrap. It will still look cord wrapped with the added waterproof benefit, if that makes any sense.
 
I've never seen it around here in any of the hardware stores. Thanks for the tip about thinning. I have to get the store to order the clear. They only had yellow, red and blue.
Scott
 
Scott I'd like to see how this looks on your strikers. I think that would be cool.
 
I use it on the tips of my tablesaw push sticks to make them non slip.
 
All of my fixed blade with skeleton handle were coated with rubber. I normally dip six time to get the thickness I wanted. Extremely good grip. I see some rust where end of rubber and beginning of steel. On very rare occation water sneak into the rubber where rubber meet steel. Most likely, I was not good at it. I am thinking of duracoat for rust.
 
Ktint said:
All of my fixed blade with skeleton handle were coated with rubber. I normally dip six time to get the thickness I wanted. Extremely good grip. I see some rust where end of rubber and beginning of steel. On very rare occation water sneak into the rubber where rubber meet steel. Most likely, I was not good at it. I am thinking of duracoat for rust.
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Thanks for the advice. I was thinking of using some brush on Krazy glue to seal at the top of the handle to keep mositure out. Just a small amount.
Scott
 
I am not sure if you have thought of this before, but I sprayed a couple of knives for some men who worked for me, with polyurea. That is the stuff they use for bed liners in dump trucks and pick ups. The cost to do a knife handle is pennies at the most.

To give you an idea of what the real cost as far as materials are to do a bed liner for a pick up truck, you are looking at about $45. Now I have not sprayed polyurea in a couple years as we just spray foam now, but still, the cost to do a knife is small. I am not sure what the costs are now though.

If you ask around and find someone who sprays that stuff, you will have the best handle material you can get as far as any type of dip or spray on. Maybe go into a shop and show them what you want done and while they are spraying a bed liner, they could take an extra 10 seconds and do your knife handle. I mean it is that fast and the stuff sets up in seconds as well.

All they would do it hold the blade in a clamp over the bed of the truck and give it a VERY VERY quick hit with the gun and you are done. Take in a dozen knives and a twelve pack and I bet you would work something out.

Ask them how they want the knife set up when you go in. You can not just tape off the part you don't want sprayed as that won't work. What we did was take a couple of pieces of wood and put the blade in-between them and then sprayed the handle. The over spray was then cut with a razor and buffed smooth. The wood gives you something to hold on to while spraying as that stuff comes out at about 120 degrees.
 
Great thread....

Another option, is to get a bike inner tube from a road bike(small diam) tire. Cut off a length and stretch it over the PSK handle. A bear to get on, but it fits great and doesnt slip around.....
 
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