To Scotch Brite or not Scotch Brite my new 21?

[RobME]

...but on a plain sebenza....no way..................Like I have said many times here, " every little scuff or scratch is an adventure you had with your sebenza" leave it be just as it is. Having handled both standard finish and scotch brighted, you will thank me later !!!

+1 fix it later, enjoy it now.

 

[lemmuhj]

ok everyone, i considered all opinions, but it came down to one thing.....

saying, "oh f@#k it!"

I did it, and it came out IMO, awesome! Better than i thought, and it didn't take long at all. I think the scotch brite finish goes a little better with the polished blade too.

I tried to post some pics, but it didnt work....post some pics soon

 

[lemmuhj]

Ok pics up

 

[bradtown]

That looks great!

 

[snowreaper1]

That actually looks really nice with the polished blade. That can certainly pass as a dress knife now.

 

[Fferrell1]

That does look great! Thanks for posting pics. I think I'll do mine too :0)

 

[macmiddlebrooks]

looks sweeet!

 

[peppercorn]

Looks great!
Here is a link to my Scotchbright thread, I really like yours with the polished blade :thumbup:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/851795-Regular-Sebenza-Makeover

 

[usfpaul82]

Looks good. Did you just use scotchbright or wool as well?

 

[lemmuhj]

I used scotch B. , steel wool, and super fine sand paper. The sand paper did the job, but i came back with the scotch and steel wool to blend it all in.

A word of caution to anyone who wants to do it: It's not a hard sand job or something that will take hours, so start very slow, and plan your desired effect by stopping routinely. Look over the scales in different lighting too, in order to get a better visual of how it's looking, because the lighting does enhance the look, and certain lighting makes the scales look like they haven't even been sanded.

 

[MVG]

I used extra fine steel wool (0000) on my Sebenza 21 and it only took about five minutes per slab.

 

[peppercorn]

I used scotch B. , steel wool, and super fine sand paper. The sand paper did the job, but i came back with the scotch and steel wool to blend it all in.

A word of caution to anyone who wants to do it: It's not a hard sand job or something that will take hours, so start very slow, and plan your desired effect by stopping routinely. Look over the scales in different lighting too, in order to get a better visual of how it's looking, because the lighting does enhance the look, and certain lighting makes the scales look like they haven't even been sanded.

Excellent point that lemmuhj raises here.