How do i polish my Becker BK2 to get rid of the coating

[stusf12]

i have started to sandpaper one side of my knive and nearly get rid of one side of the coating and was wondering if there was anything else i needed to do one i have sandpaperd

thanks stuart

 

[Silverback 1]

Bit late now but why don't you try leaving the whole blade soaking in a Nitromors sealed container for 24 hrs.

That way the coating should come off cleanly with no nasty scratches and damage to the blade.

Don't forget to remove the scales 1st!!

 

[Dark Horse Dave]

Nitromors is the way to go I think. Plenty of ideas in here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/827-Becker-Knife-amp-Tool

 

[HillBill]

This should work nicely, though 24 hours is a bit overkill. The coating should just wipe off after 10 minutes or so. I've stripped coatings off of a few knives and axes before and not had any probs, so you should be ok.

Bit late now but why don't you try leaving the whole blade soaking in a Nitromors sealed container for 24 hrs.

That way the coating should come off cleanly with no nasty scratches and damage to the blade.

Don't forget to remove the scales 1st!!

 

[bob_pickard]

I should have asked on here before I did mine - just rescaling it at the minute.

I sanded mine and I have to say after the black comes off it really shows how much time they took finishing the blade before spraying it - I reckon about 10 seconds, mine was awful, pits, scratches, real mess.

It's looking better though, black walnut scales half finished at the mo - I'll put a picture up so you can all laugh at my first attempt when I'm finished

 

[pwb]

Yup Nitromors is the stuff you want....recently did a BK9 and BK11 ,took the coating off in no time at all.

Pete.

 

[Silverback 1]

Yup Nitromors is the stuff you want....recently did a BK9 and BK11 ,took the coating off in no time at all.

Pete.

Interesting stuff.

Been toying with getting a BK9 for ages myself,have they all got manky finishes on the blades once the coating comes off?

 

[pwb]

Interesting stuff.

Been toying with getting a BK9 for ages myself,have they all got manky finishes on the blades once the coating comes off?

Hi Silverback,

I also put off getting one for ages , very happy I did now.
Once I had the coating off there is some grind mark etc but nothing too bad, to me anyway .
Made up some leather sheaths for them and have just replaced the handle bolts on the BK9 with some stainless ones .

Pete.

 

[hughewil]

I used a paint stripper then sanded off the little that was left. I then gave it a plum patina and replaced the bolts with stainless steel ones with locking nuts.

 

[Silverback 1]

Hi Silverback,

I also put off getting one for ages , very happy I did now.
Once I had the coating off there is some grind mark etc but nothing too bad, to me anyway .
Made up some leather sheaths for them and have just replaced the handle bolts on the BK9 with some stainless ones .

Pete.

Thanks Pete and Hugh,
I have always fancied one of these as i like the heft that comes with them and they are a good price and perfect for modding.
Some of the things the guys on knifeforums.com do with theirs are amazing,they have a near cult like status following on there(well worth a look,great forum)
Thanks again for the info and pics.
Paul

 

[Stew]

I sanded mine and I have to say after the black comes off it really shows how much time they took finishing the blade before spraying it - I reckon about 10 seconds, mine was awful, pits, scratches, real mess.

Why do ou think they coat it? I'm doing a rehandle on a Lofty tool at the moment and have the same issue with stripping it back. Lots of rubbing!

 

[hughewil]

Some of the things the guys on knifeforums.com do with theirs are amazing,they have a near cult like status following on there(well worth a look,great forum)

Yep I'm Beckerhead 127