Zero Tolerance 0300 series lockbar question...

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I am wondering about the Titanum side on the Zero Tolerance 0300 series - is it coated wit something to darken its color or is the color I see just the raw titanium. Most titanium sides I have seeen are lightere colored than the side of the ZT0300

I ask because I want to know what will happen to the finish if I flame the titanium with a torch to harden the lockbar surface (to help prevent stickiness) and re-beadblast the handle scale.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
jimmer_5 said:
I am wondering about the Titanum side on the Zero Tolerance 0300 series - is it coated wit something to darken its color or is the color I see just the raw titanium. Most titanium sides I have seeen are lightere colored than the side of the ZT0300

I ask because I want to know what will happen to the finish if I flame the titanium with a torch to harden the lockbar surface (to help prevent stickiness) and re-beadblast the handle scale.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I think it is anodized titanium. I don't think Kershaw coats Titanium with Tungsten DLC.
 
nygiantsfan3342 said:
I think it is anodized titanium. I don't think Kershaw coats Titanium with Tungsten DLC.
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NYG (and jimmer_5)...here's Tim G.'s answer awhile back to a poster's question concerning their keys wearing the coating off of the Ti side of their ZT0300-series knife (from the context you can tell he's referring to the Ti slab and not the blade):

The coating on the 0300 series knives is Tungsten DLC, pretty tough stuff.
It will wear eventually with hard use, usually only on the high points of the CNC machined texture. You might want to look at the wear a second time. If it has been caused by keys in the pocket, it is most likely your keys wearing off on the coating. If that is the case, just spray it down with some oil and rub it down good with a rag.
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The poster took Tims's advice, and sure enough it was the keys wearing off on the coating...;)

Ray :)
 
reholli said:
NYG (and jimmer_5)...here's Tim G.'s answer awhile back to a poster's question concerning their keys wearing the coating off of the Ti side of their ZT0300-series knife (from the context you can tell he's referring to the Ti slab and not the blade):

The coating on the 0300 series knives is Tungsten DLC, pretty tough stuff.
It will wear eventually with hard use, usually only on the high points of the CNC machined texture. You might want to look at the wear a second time. If it has been caused by keys in the pocket, it is most likely your keys wearing off on the coating. If that is the case, just spray it down with some oil and rub it down good with a rag.
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Kershaw Knives R&D

The poster took Tims's advice, and sure enough it was the keys wearing off on the coating...;)

Ray :)
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I wonder why the Titanium is coated? It seems like the Ti is inherently scratch resistant. IE, the Ti ZDP Leek and Ti/SG2 JYD2 have anodized and UNcoated handles, and they are pretty scratch resistant. At least my ZDP Leek handle is scratch resistant...
 
Reholli, I'm sorry for doubting you before - I didn't realize you were getting your answer direct from Tim.

NYGiantsfan - I think they coat the titanium to make it more black and tactical looking - I agree that it would look pretty cool in the natural grey.
 
jimmer_5 said:
Reholli, I'm sorry for doubting you before - I didn't realize you were getting your answer direct from Tim.

NYGiantsfan - I think they coat the titanium to make it more black and tactical looking - I agree that it would look pretty cool in the natural grey.
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No worries, jimmer_5. When I gave my original answer, I wasn't sure myself...I had to look up what I thought I remembered Tim G. saying from a previous post. Besides, feel free to doubt any claims I make whenever you like...I'm definitely no expert. :D

NYG...perhaps jimmer_5 is right and it's just a way to give it a darker color. I've always thought that bare Ti was pretty prone to scratches even though it's strong and corrosion resistant. I've scratched Ti surfaces in the past with just a fingernail, but I doubt those were anodized surfaces. Alas, I have no real idea why Kershaw chose DLC over anodizing for the ZT0300-series, but perhaps it's more scratch resistant than anodizing. ;)

Ray :)
 
The nice thing about bare Ti is that you can easily refinish it (if you have acees to a beadblaster or a sandblaster). That's a big "if", but once you find someone who can do it, it looks good as new in minutes.
 
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