Stone Washed vs Coated durability

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k80steve

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Hi everyone;
Was curious how well Stone washed finish holds up versus coated??
Please share your thoughts particularly if you have a Busse Stoned washed knife!
 
I find that the factory Busse Family line of coatings are far superior in durability than the custom Cerakote options. The same in house coatings were great on older steels that were prone to rusting/oxidizing like SR101. Can’t go wrong with regular Infi in Satin. Stonewashed or Coated.
 
TENTEX said:
I find that the factory Busse Family line of coatings are far superior in durability than the custom Cerakote options. The same in house coatings were great on older steels that were prone to rusting/oxidizing like SR101. Can’t go wrong with regular Infi in Satin. Stonewashed or Coated.
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Thx for replying very helpful
 
Thx for replying very helpful!😀
TENTEX said:
I find that the factory Busse Family line of coatings are far superior in durability than the custom Cerakote options. The same in house coatings were great on older steels that were prone to rusting/oxidizing like SR101. Can’t go wrong with regular Infi in Satin. Stonewashed or Coated.
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thx so much very helpful
 
k80steve said:
Hi everyone;
Was curious how well Stone washed finish holds up versus coated??
Please share your thoughts particularly if you have a Busse Stoned washed knife!
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I have both and have used both.

what do you mean by durability ?

It is kind of a apples and oranges comparison.

do you mean which will stay new looking with use ?

for resale value ?

the coating will wear off if you use it and will show wear/use a lot more than any stonewashed blade .

as far as scratches and such the coating will show that but so will the stone wash.

Now if you were to ask which is more likely to show any use between Double cut, satin, comp finish and stone wash.

I would go from shows the most to least as follows ;

double cut shows everything
satin finish is a little fragile
stonewash and comp finish are about a tie with comp finish edging out stonewash by a small margin.
Mostly because comp finish marks are camouflaged with machine marks.

As far as knife durability does not matter the finish.

Another factor on resale value.

some finishes are more popular than others.
But seems like everyone want them to be pretty pristine

Hope that helps
 
The best coating is double cut bead blast. Which is not a coating. You can buy yourself a blast cabinet at harbor freight for a few bucks, buy 320-400 grit ceramic media and when you want to make your blade look like new, blast it. This is what I did with a bunch of blades including the one I sold to Resinguy eons ago.

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They will both develop scars with heavy use and remember "Chicks Dig Scars". You will be good with either one...
 
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