Treat me like i'm a Stripping idiot! (X-post Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment)

TheDandyLion

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Question Treat me like i'm a Stripping idiot!
Hey BladeForums I recently came upon some money and bought my self some brand new Beckers! and if any of you have bought any of the new ones from KA-BAR but there are a few difference most notably a new finish. Keep in mind i have had a BK-7 for over a year now and its finish is smooth slightly glossy and IMHO pretty durable.But KA-BAR changed this good smooth low-friction finish for a rough, crumbly, abrasive and over all poor new finish so i'm going to strip the blades of it completely,and i have no idea how to...

So i hoped to enlist the great wisdom of the blade forums to help me do this, step by step from the beginning. I have now prior experience stripping knives but do have an expansive local hardware store and a decent knowledge of solvents and a lot of tools I know how to use.thank you for your help! I posted this on Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment and didn't get much so i figured id post somewhere full of people who new the knives them selves!
 
Just about any paint stripper your local hardware store has. I use Citri strip myself but like I said, just about anything would work. You could also sand down the newer coating to make it smoother if you decide you don't want to go with stripping.
 
Klean Strip has worked best for me. The strongest formula they have, the one in aerosol form.
 
I got me one of them new BK-7's a few months ago.
I had some Klean-Strip paint stripper left over from an old project.
Put some on one side of the blade, and forgot about it. Next day, came out, and it scraped and wire-brushed off pretty well. Afterward, put some on the other side, let it sit 1/2 hr, and it peeled off easy-peasy with a putty knife.
Just about any paint stripper you can find should do the trick - simply follow the directions.
 
I'll heat up the vinegar in a tea kettle. Then let it sit in the vinegar for about 30 minutes. Take it out, rinse it off with soap and hot water, repeat until you get the color you desire. Apple cider vinegar works good.
Also, I have found that if you give the blade a light sanding the vinegar seems to take the patina better.
Here is a BK7 i did recently. Probably about 40 minutes total. The longer you let it sit in the vinegar, the darker it should get.



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