Stripped my TGLB tonight

Awesome job and thanks bud!

FTR-14c said:
I used a belt sander with 80, 120, 220 grit. Then, 400 and 600 grit trizact belts. Finished with coarse then fine Scotch Bright belts.
Did the nooks and crannies with a small wire wheel on the dremel. It sounds like a lot but it really wasn't bad and I enjoyed doing it.
Its instant gratification seeing the progress getting better with each pass.

The last NMSFNO I stripped, the coating came right off and was almost perfect underneath. No decarb at all, the blade was just about satin and the flats were smooth and shiny. You never know what your going to get into when you remove the coating on a BUSSE.
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Great looking job!


FTR-14c said:
After viewing this thread a few times I couldn't resist.

You made me do this:

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This one didn't go so well, the coating didn't bubble up and peal right off like the last one I stripped. I had to scrape it with a putty knife and wire brush. The whole thing Underneath was covered in dull grey decarb. It took a bit of work to bring it back.
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FTR-14c said:
After viewing this thread a few times I couldn't resist.

You made me do this:

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After





This one didn't go so well, the coating didn't bubble up and peal right off like the last one I stripped. I had to scrape it with a putty knife and wire brush. The whole thing Underneath was covered in dull grey decarb. It took a bit of work to bring it back.
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It may not have been easy but it sure as heck came out beautiful in the end!
 
One thing that bothers/makes me think about stripping the blade.. Maybe it's just me being stupid but..
What if the paint stripper goes under the scales and makes the handlescales wiggly?

This thread makes me want to strip my TGLB though.
 
A.L. said:
One thing that bothers/makes me think about stripping the blade.. Maybe it's just me being stupid but..
What if the paint stripper goes under the scales and makes the handlescales wiggly?

This thread makes me want to strip my TGLB though.
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Strip away. The handle fasteners are pressed on with thousands of pounds of pressure.
Aint no stripper is gonna wiggle those handles. :eek:

Nice work guys.
 
Well I didn't want to take the time to polish her up so she's not quite as pretty as yours Rick :)
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Brtn11 said:
Well I didn't want to take the time to polish her up so she's not quite as pretty as yours Rick :)
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Nice! It looks like you got lucky with that one. I hope you are happy with it. I know I would be.
If you do decide to polish, it going to be easy to get around the handle.
 
Yeah I'm very happy with it. I probably will try to polish it up more doing what you said, but I also really like it when they look like users. Certain beauty about them. A tough i'll kick your @ss type of beauty! :cool:
 
Brtn11 said:
Yeah I'm very happy with it. I probably will try to polish it up more doing what you said, but I also really like it when they look like users. Certain beauty about them. A tough i'll kick your @ss type of beauty! :cool:
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If it was me, all I'd do is hit it with a medium scotchbrite to clean it up a bit. It looks great with all the grind lines and marks, I really like the rough look…. :)
 
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