the grey powder finish on my knife scratches easily!

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the grey powder finish on the knife that i bought for $70 scratches easily! :mad:

so i bought this knife and i tested it out on a coke can. so the knife effortlessly cut the can in half. sweet.

but when i looked at the blade there was a whole bunch of scratches on my beautiful $70 knife!

my question is: can i do something about the scratches to make it them go away?
 
serration said:
the grey powder finish on the knife that i bought for $70 scratches easily! :mad:

so i bought this knife and i tested it out on a coke can. so the knife effortlessly cut the can in half. sweet.

but when i looked at the blade there was a whole bunch of scratches on my beautiful $70 knife!

my question is: can i do something about the scratches to make it them go away?
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welcome to BF and pardon me if I chuckle a bit about your scratches.

You can polish off the beadblast and make it even , you can try to etch it with some acid etchant but then you'll be doing so every time you get a scratch or you can get it beadblasted again.

Or you can consider it beauty marks on a tool that's meant to be used.

:D
 
Or you could stop cutting coke cans in half and say lesson learned!? But on a constructive note. If you sent it to STR he could fix it up for you. Or perhaps i can , i do have a sand blaster... Also try some lube on cloth and see if they will rub out. Some do...
Matt
 
trimcut123 said:
Or you could stop cutting coke cans in half and say lesson learned!? But on a constructive note. If you sent it to STR he could fix it up for you. Or perhaps i can , i do have a sand blaster... Also try some lube on cloth and see if they will rub out. Some do...
Matt
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but cutting coke cans in half is fun!!!!!
 
The Coke can is metal. Most blade coatings are softer than metal, so they will scratch. But some blade coatings are hard enough, that what you might think are scratches are really smears of the aluminum can, which you can rub off. Don't use steel wool or even copper wool or a Scothcbrite pad, but you can use a plastic mesh washpad.

By the way, what knife is it? The price doesn't tell us anything about its characteristics or durability.

Anyway, welcome to Bladeforums! I hope we can help you and go on to talk about happier times with your knives:)
I'm going to move this to our Maintenance forum for the other guys to chime in.
 
No love for Pepsi cans?

The aluminum in Coke cans is so thin that cutting or slicing it is not a very impressive feat. Regardless, if you continue to use the knife, it will show signs of wear. Aluminum just happens to be abrasive.
 
Suicycoprowler said:
No love for Pepsi cans?

The aluminum in Coke cans is so thin that cutting or slicing it is not a very impressive feat. Regardless, if you continue to use the knife, it will show signs of wear. Aluminum just happens to be abrasive.
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it is impressive to me because the coke can, although cut in half, remained undented and retained it's cylindrical shape. let me clarify this a bit. imagine cutting a coke can with a butter knife. yeah, eventually you will cut the coke can in half. but the can will not be the original cylindrical shape it was due to the extra amount of pressure involved.
 
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Way to spot 'em, markksr!
 
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