rusty 881's??

Midget

Midget

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So how's the rust resistance on your Buck Striders?

I've had two of them, and both of them develop light rust spots within a day.

Anyone else have similar problems? Or maybe I'm just a really sweaty guy.

I've got some Tuf-glide, I'm going to see how this stuff works out.


And if you don't have any corrosion problems, got any suggestions on what I should do? Back down to my 440C BM's? Man, I really like my BS though...
 
No corrosion so far on mine, I use Tuf-Glide but not as often as I should :rolleyes:

I've only used beadblasted AUS6M extensively enough to compare with Bos oxide blast ATS-34. Beadblasted AUS6M seems to rust more easily, so on one of my blades, I sanded off the finish. Now it's kind of shiny, doesn't rust as easily as before.

You could consider sending the blade off to Bodycote for a boron carbide finishing. I think it only costs $25 or so for the blade.
 
this has not been a problem as far as I know. i have an email to our engineering group for additional feedback for you
 
There are two main types of Beab Blast finish we use. I'm not sure off the top of my head which method we use on the Striders. I will find out.

1st Type - Glass Bead. This type tends to peen the surface pores closed and will have better rust-resistance

2nd Types - Alum Oxide blast. This type tends to open up pores and will be more prone to light rusting.

Either method will be more prone to light rusting than other finishing methods.

Jeff
 
I have found that regular preventative maintenance using a quality product is the only solution. Between sweating and the environment that I work in, rust is always a concern for me :) .

www.fp10.com

Just my thoughts,
Clay
 
CH,

I hear you on the preventive maintenance part. I wipe a liberal amount of tuf-glide on all my blades periodically.

Still, I think there's a happy medium somewhere.

I get light spots after just a day or carry. This is my second BS that did this (I sold the first one).

My Strider SA spotted a bit too, although it took a bit longer. I think it's all chalked up to the matte finish. But Striders/BS's are designed for tactical use, so the corrosion is a rather affordable tradeoff for non-reflectiveness. I think Strider's original idea was that people would send in their blades frequently for tuneups, so any rust or what have you would just be bead blasted off anyway.


I'm not complaining at all. I like my BS. Light spots aren't a problem. I was just wondering if anyone else had similar experiences as me. Maybe I was doing something wrong.


And I'm considering sending it off to bodycote after I get my dual thumb studs.
 
Well, I know that some folks rave about Tuf-Cloth, but FWIW, I had very poor results when using it and the marine version. I've also done several rust tests using old rifle barrels exposed to rain and salt spray, and the best performers were FP-10 CLP and Corrosion-X.

www.fp10.com

www.corrosionx.com

Best regards,
Clay
 
The engineers reply was just a more wordy version of Jeff's earlier remarks about the blasting. The media we use should not promote the rust.

What you have described does not sound right. I would like to invite you to return the knife to us and we will re-blast the blade correctly.

Joe Houser
Buck Knives Inc.
1900 Weld Blvd
El Cajon CA 92020

cj
 
CJ Buck,

I'll rememeber your offer. Thanks.


I don't like to send my knife out and about so often. What will I use? One day I'll break down and send it in. Thanks again.



Midget
 
You just found out why I don't like ats 34 Well one of the reasons. I am not a big fan of bead blasted blades in general for this very reason.

Regards,

Tom Carey
 
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