Truck bed liner mod - BK2

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mat_890

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Alright, I first need to say I did not invent this mod. If I knew who did, I would give them credit for their idea but I can't remember when or where I first saw it. I imagine its a pretty common one but I figured I would post anyway and give my experience.:)

So all you need to do this mod is a can of truck bed liner and a cup of white sugar. Here is how I chose to apply it.

Take the handle slabs off and give them a light spray of the truck bed liner (its dries to a hard plastic). Try not to coat the handles evenly so you get a raised and textured 'speckle' feel. I did 5 light coats to build up a good layer of the stuff, let it dry and then tried it out for a few days before I decided to go further. I also crammed cotton in the hardware holes so it wouldn't gum up when the screws went back in.

The grip was a little better at this point but I wanted something with a little more friction. I took the slabs back off, gave the handle a final, slightly thinker coat and then dusted the handles with sugar. When it was dry I dissolved the sugar and the handles were finished.

You can see how it turned out below, I tried to shoot the pics to enhance the texture but I'm not the best with a camera :p Overall the knife still looks great but it feels even better.

There is now a lot of grip, much more then micarta or even some rubber handles. If you like smooth handles this is not something you should consider, but for me this 7 dollar mod was well worth it.



My BK2 is now perfect :thumbup: I guess its time to get a 9 :D




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Absolutely freakin' cool. Thanks for posting this. I've got to find that handle mod thread and add this one to the bunch.
 
So that truck bed liner stuff hardens to some sort of rubbery plastic? Or does it get really hard, like epoxy?
 
maethor said:
So that truck bed liner stuff hardens to some sort of rubbery plastic? Or does it get really hard, like epoxy?
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I would have to say its somewhere in the middle, pretty close to the hardness of the original grivory but not rubbery or super hard like epoxy. I do remember seeing a rubber based liner in the store next to the cans of truck bed liner if thats more of what your into.
 
I liked the stock handles on the BK9. I might try stippling or your mod in the future though.
 
Ah, VERY clever technique.

Clearly that cardboard tube never had a chance once your grip was unbreakable. ;-)

-Daizee
 
Quarter Tank said:
anyway to make those pictures bigger?

would like to see more detail

looks good
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I just re-uploaded the images in a higher resolution, I'm not going to embed the pics and it might bog down the page for moble users but (if it worked) you can see the bigger pics in a new album here
 
I wonder how it would work and look on the handle area of BK 11 or 14? I have no experience with the stuff it does look cool on the differnt things I have seen sprayed with it though.
 
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