ZT056X scotchbrite the titanium side?

The Logical One

The Logical One

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My ZT0561 is showing some wear on the titanium side and I was thinking about scotchbriting the titanium finish. Has anybody done this yet? I want to see how it will look before I do it.
 
On topic but with a different knife.

I used scotchbrite on my Umnunzaan after I had it for about a month. I think it looks better than a stock Zaan. I very seldom carry it now.

Scotchbriting the uneven texture of the ti is going to be quite a project. Stick with it, I think it will look very cool and unique when you're done.
 
clockman said:
On topic but with a different knife.

I used scotchbrite on my Umnunzaan after I had it for about a month. I think it looks better than a stock Zaan. I very seldom carry it now.

Scotchbriting the uneven texture of the ti is going to be quite a project. Stick with it, I think it will look very cool and unique when you're done.
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Got any pics?
 
I'm surprised nobody has done this yet. From what I can see through the wear the color underneath the beadblasting looks to be a really shiny light silver color. That's why I'm hesitant to do it because it could potentially look pretty cheap and tacky. I think I'll leave it for now :D
 
Maybe it would look something like this which is how I wanted it to look in the first place...I hate anything bead blasted if you are going to use it because of how easily it shows wear.


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That is just plain pretty ^^
I haven't done it, but if it looks like that.. I just may.
Also.. looks like that could be anno'd awesomely.
 
BARBARIAN-X said:
Maybe it would look something like this which is how I wanted it to look in the first place...I hate anything bead blasted if you are going to use it because of how easily it shows wear.
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Dam I needed sunglasses for that picture
 
buckmaster96 said:
May I ask how you did that
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I didn't polish my 0560 lockside...that is a pre-production pic prior to bead blasting that was posted awhile back. I would think that to get the same effect by hand with a bead blasted lockside would be almost impossible. I would have loved it if the lockside was stonewashed to match the blade because it would look better and wear better.
 
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