So, has anyone dared strip the cerakote knives?

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I got my self a Cerakoted BWM at blade, and since the coating is so thin, I can see a lot of INFI dimples and toolmarks under the coating.
That makes me think, that it would look really cool, uncoated.

I am however, a little worried how the handle will react to the stripping, since the handle is coated too. My understanding is, that the scales are canvas micarta.

So, any thoughts or 1st hand experiences yet?
 
Me too...
That's why I only plan on stripping the BWM, and beat on my MountainMandu and the Swatmandu.

Oh, and then give the BWM a few workouts before stripping it.
I did purposefully avoid the ones with the American flag on 'em, since those looked so cool, and it would be a shame to take the coating off them.

The BWM I got, has a coating on it, which looks like it got stuck in the middle of a drunken cerakote spraygun fight between Jerry and the crew.
 
A buddy of mine started ceracoating here locally. We did a knife and didn't quite like how it turned out so tried to chemically strip it......good luck!! Nothing touched it. I ended up sandblasting it off. Maybe there is some better stripper I don't know
 
Not sure, but I don't think stripper will remove the cerakote, might have to sand/blast....
 
Yes, we use it on firearms at work, the oven cured version on metal and the air cured version on the parts that don't belong in the oven, once on it tends to stay on !!!!!
 
I have had more than a handful of guns DuraCoated over the years. It is said, there is no way to remove it and if it starts looking bad, and the only thing to do is bead/sand blast and re-coat. My gunsmith has started over as he was not satisfied with the pattern, and that's what he did. As I understand it, CeraKote is the same makeup, with ceramic added.
 
Interesting, wonder how micarta scales would hold up to bead/sand blasting.

I like the cerakote so far but down the road if I decide I want a stripped knife then the cerakote might be troublesome.
 
If anyone has the urge to strip a blood red MMD contact me, I'll trade you my regular one no prob, it will be easier to strip ;)
 
Tried a few different strippers on it when we were testing and nothing seemed to touch it. Blasting may be the only way to take it off.

Garth
 
I mod a gun forum and one of our big contributors does a ton of Cerekote and when they have to strip it, it takes sand blasting to get it off. These guys even have a textured Cerekote that they did on my hand guard that is pretty awesome!
 
Hmm... I guess it will stay coated for now then. No harm in that, though. Looks cool as it is.
Eventually I may sandblast it.

Gonna take it to the woods, when I am home, and see how it wears.
 
cold one said:
Interesting, wonder how micarta scales would hold up to bead/sand blasting.

I like the cerakote so far but down the road if I decide I want a stripped knife then the cerakote might be troublesome.
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I bought a knife from Battle Horse Knives at Blade, and it had beadblasted, then polished micarta scales.
Looks good, and gives a smooth finish, dues to the polish.
I guess you would still have a textured feel, if you don't polish it.
 
Cerakote requires a special type of stripper. I'll try to remember and ask the guys who do the Cerakote for us.
 
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