ZT 0562TI, making the hardware satin?

sogflash

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I'm looking at the ZT0562TI and I don't like the black hardware. What's the easiest way to get rid of the color? Sanding seems easy except for the grooves in the pivot screw. Can it be done with chemicals?

Or can uncoated hardware be purchased?

Also is this knife still in production?
 
You've got two great options here OP. I'd also give ZT an email and see if they can help. Probably won't but worth a shot.

I understand you're dilemma though. It was the first thing that stood out to me when I saw that knife. Looked accidental it was so strange.
 
sogflash said:
Can you post a picture?
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Here you go:
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How did you get in the grooves on the pivot screw? It also looks like you got in the torx are on the body screws.
 
Blue or bronze ti hardware will immediately make this knife look much better , though that would cost $100 more. Like the above poster said, replacing only the screws will cost less.
 
sogflash said:
How did you get in the grooves on the pivot screw? It also looks like you got in the torx are on the body screws.
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It was actually a combination. It was an 0562CF and an 0562ORBLK, the CF has a satin pivot, so I just stripped the body screws. And the inside of the screws is just partially sanded, I used the sandpaper and rolled it up into a little cone (like a dunce hat) so just the tip was on the inside, which removed enough for the DLC without rounding the inside of the torx edges. It's not the most perfect job, but I just wanted a "light" 0562 that looks more like a tool than a tactical knife. (I have an all blacked out one as well, which is basically the 0562ORBLK with the CF Scale)
 
sogflash said:
I'm looking at the ZT0562TI and I don't like the black hardware. What's the easiest way to get rid of the color? Sanding seems easy except for the grooves in the pivot screw. Can it be done with chemicals?

Or can uncoated hardware be purchased?

Also is this knife still in production?
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I used a 3M fine grit sanding sponge.
Put some tape around the treads of the screw. Painters tape or electrical tape. ... clean the treads with rubbing alcohol before reassembling.
chuck it up in your drill, don't use the chuck key, just hand tighten. You don't want crush the treads.
Go slow and keep checking, so you don't take off more than you need to.

I just realized that this will leave the coating inside the torx and groves.


I would give Easy-Off oven cleaner a try.
 
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