Tungsten DLC Coating on ZT 0350

[MFitz819]

Hello fellow knife addicts! I have a question for you:

I recently received my very first ZT knife, a ZT 0350. I absolutely love this blade, however I noticed upon opening it that there were a couple of spots on the blade that seemed to be missing coating (like small silver/gray dots). I wasn't sure what to do, so I washed the blade & they were still there. I then put a small amount of Camellia oil on the blade (which I use on all of my black coated blades), and I noticed that the cloth I used to apply the oil then had black on it. The DLC coating on the blade then appeared splotchy. I don't think this is supposed to happen. I contacted Kershaw & they said it was not normal for this to happen. Did I do something wrong by putting this oil on the blade? Any thoughts??

 

[Zidane]

Never heard of that. The DLC on my ZDP mini-cyclone has held up well for the past few years. No issues on mine.

 

[Frozy]

No, i'm sure it has nothing to do with the oil you used. Pics? I just want to see how serious it is because my 0350 DLC coating isn't perfect but at least the coating is still there you know

 

[Rav3n]

Nope, you didn't do anything wrong. My 0350 had the exact same blotches which makes for a very poor look. I e-mailed ZT, but the just of it is that I am stuck with the knife as is unless I can send it in - wouldn't have been a problem if I weren't halfway around the world. Shipping would cost the same as a new one.

I wasn't happy at first, and told KAI that I was used to better QC from them, but there is not much to be done. Perhaps you can send yours in!