Strip the coating off a knife.

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Please help. I am trying to strip the coating off of a Becker BK14. I have tried using Klean Strip Premium Stripper and it didn't do a thing to the coating. I've seen it done on UTube with the same stripper on a BK knife and the coating just about fell off. Has Becker changed the coating on their knives? What am I doing wrong? Thanx Joe B.
 
That should work.

You need to slather it all over the coating and leave it alone for an hour or so.

Most will come off, but you'll need a scraper to work on getting all of it off.

Wear the approprtiate PPE and dispose of the stuff as directed.

A soda box (with the short walls) lined with aluminum foil will work to hold the knife and stripper.

Remove the scales if you want, and tape anything you don't want stripped.
 
I tried stripping the finish on a Ka-Bar, Navy MK1 knife with a paint/varnish stripper, and got the same results.....nothing. It didn't even faze it. I do a little woodworking, and have used strippers a fair amount in the past, so I'm quite failure with the procedure. I've even chemically stripped the lacquer off of a brass instrument. But the coating on my knife is some type of hard, epoxy, and isn't coming off without a fight. I'm not too concerned about removing it, though, so I haven't tried anything else (mechanical removal, etc.), and will probably just live with it. Not too big of a deal, to me.

I know others have removed this type of coating, so I'm sure someone will be along to help out.
 
Looking up what they use. They're calling it a black epoxy powder coat.

Take away the black and epoxy description.

Powder coat. Epoxy activated dried, powder coat. It'll require blasting to remove. Mechanical action. Chemicals won't touch it.
 
Grasshopperglock said:
Looking up what they use. They're calling it a black epoxy powder coat.

Take away the black and epoxy description.

Powder coat. Epoxy activated dried, powder coat. It'll require blasting to remove. Mechanical action. Chemicals won't touch it.
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OK that explains it. I let the paint remover on overnight and it did nothing at all. I finally used a wire brush on a drill and removed it. Did not come off very easily. Is this coating something new Becker is using? I have a BK2, 18, and a 16 I was going to do. Watched several U Tube videos where they used and in about 15 mins. the coating started falling off. How can I tell the difference? Thank you for the info. Joe B.
 
It's been a couple years since I bought a new one; but I've had no problems removing the coating with KleanStrip. A knife the size of a BK14 I'd just put in an appropriate sized Ziploc and add the stripper. Start it before you go to work, and hit it with a scraper/putty knife when you get home. You may end up with a few stubborn spots; but you can always throw the knife back in for another round.

*Wear gloves when handling the knife after soaking in stripper
 
Try Easy Off Oven Cleaner

But the easiest is find someone to bead blast it for you.
 
I used a methyl chloride paint remover to strip the epoxy coating off my K-Bar Mark 1. I wrapped the blade in a scrap of old towel soaked with the remover, stuck it in a plastic bag and let it sit a half an hour. Methyl chloride remover is nasty stuff, make sure there's plenty of ventilation (and no open flames), and wear rubber gloves.
 
Alberta Ed said:
I used a methyl chloride paint remover to strip the epoxy coating off my K-Bar Mark 1.
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Unfortunately, a few years ago, the EPA banned the sale of methylene chloride in paint strippers, for consumer use, here in the USA. It is only allowed in commercial, or industrial applications. In other words, the average Joe can't buy it, here in the US.

EPA ban on methylene chloride
 
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