Scotch Brite Sebs

[cadjak]

You could use those, I buy mine from an Auto Parts Store that sells Automotive Paint & Supplies. They come in squares about 12 X 12 in maroon and green for different roughness.



Rickster

I'll jump in with a request for even more specifics. Is it done wet or dry? What type of hand motion? Circular, longitudinal? Did you start with the coarser pad and finish off with the finer? How long did you work the metal? Any other hints would be great.

 

[u812]

I used the green,front to back motion,wet.

 

[bearcut]

I used a black pad first. Not sure what kind. It is what I use when tuning my skis. It is a pretty rough pad.

Then I used a white pad which is much softer than a green scotchbrite.

I used the pads wet, mostly to cut down on the dust.
Nothing fancy, simply rubbed them laterally, as if I were sanding something. I didn't press too hard because I wanted to leave the grooves dark.

The buffing process took all of a half hour. Dead easy.

The handle feels much nicer now. No, it's not slippery.

I must thank bigmark408 for the inspiration. His looked great. Like bigmark408 said: " It makes a $400 knife look like a $1000 one"

I bought this knife for outdoor use so I don't really care how it looks. However, the beadblast finish marks really easy. Now, if I mar the handle, I can just buff it out. That's heck of a lot easier than sending it in to CRK to have it re-beadblasted. Plus the knife looks fantastic. I like it much better than stock.

 

[440hard]

Here's a couple scales hit with 800 wet-dry

-Ron

 

[biggerjon]

very nice guys

 

[Afrankart]

I did this one with the maroon scotchbrite. I used it dry and it took less than an hour. I scotchbrited it right before I milled it.

I absolutely love this finish.

 

[phantom357]

Damn, now I want to buy another Sebbie just to Scotchbrite it. Good job guys