Touch Up Paint for ESEE (& RAT Cutlery) Knives ?

Pointshoot777

Pointshoot777

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Hi guys - - - did a search & no luck, so I wonder what guys are using to touch up the paint on their ESEE knives ? Not so much for looks. Once you really use them, theyre going to get banged up & scratched. Mainly to protect the blade surface where the coating has been worn off. (I use mineral oil to protect the cutting edge itself.) What type of paint/coating are you using ? And has anyone found a close color match for the ESEE/RAT Cutlery OD green and Desert Sand blades ? - I own knives in both those colors Thanks - - -
 
'Round here you probably won't find too many folk looking to add touch ups to their ESEE's finish. The more banged up, scratched, and burnt, the better looking IMHO. As far as protecting the blade: Use or patina does the trick. Enjoy.
 
Hell I wish they would sell them without a coating and a nice satin finish.
 
haha around here I've posted pics of my Izula and had people tell me it didn't have ENOUGH visible wear.
 
i find the coating holds up very well. i have 9 months of solid use on my izula and it doesnt look too bad.
 
65535 said:
Hell I wish they would sell them without a coating and a nice satan finish.
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You could try duracoat. From what I hear it holds up really well. They offer it in a bunch of colors too.
 
I have never worried about it, but if I did, I wold just use Krylon. It may not hold up like some space age coatings but it is cheap and easy to reapply.
 
matthewdanger said:
I have never worried about it, but if I did, I wold just use Krylon. It may not hold up like some space age coatings but it is cheap and easy to reapply.
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Yeah, maybe I'll just do that. I've used Krylon on rifles & magazines. I wasn't thinking in terms of Duracoat (unless there's a way you can do it cheap/quick yourself. I don't want to put alot of time or money into it - the knives are for hard use).The application where blade coatings seem to come off most readily (for me) is when doing a lot of batoning through fairly thick pieces of wood.

I've got different colors of Krylon for gun use - - just wondered if someone had tried something different, so as to 'not reinvent the wheel'. Thanks everyone for your comments. - - -

P.S. - - - Hi again guys - - I just checked out Brownells website and they have Duracoat kits. Actually, I'd been thinking about playing around with a more durable do-it-yourself coating kit for some rifles. If I get the time to try doing a Remington 700, I would probably also coat a well beat up knife at the same time.
 
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