Self-coating steel blades
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AGMartinez
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Self-coating steel blades
Hi, I would like to black coat a Maxamet blade. Sand, candle wax the blade edge and trim with compass razor (or coat it all and resharpen it), one coat Rustoleum High Heat primer, one+ coat Rustoleum High Heat black, and one+ clear coat of acrylic. Is this cray cray? I've only spray painted or corrosion-resistant coated regular tools, quick and dirty. Has anyone used Valspar brand?
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bearfacedkiller
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Re: Self-coating steel blades
Yeah, crazy. Even the best spray paint is not very durable and will look terrible in no time.
Look into duracoat or ceracoat.
Look into duracoat or ceracoat.
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Re: Self-coating steel blades
What BFK said. Cerakoting a blade will likely run $35-$45 or so, and by the time you buy three good cans of spray paint, you’re close enough in cost that you might as well do it right.
Re: Self-coating steel blades
Recipe for disaster. I wouldn't even trust bake on automotive header paint on a knife blade.
I'm not a big fan of Cerakote either. It isn't as good as a high quality factory applied DLC coating and even that will scratch.
I'm not a big fan of Cerakote either. It isn't as good as a high quality factory applied DLC coating and even that will scratch.
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Stuart Ackerman
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Re: Self-coating steel blades
Kalgard Gunkote...food safe...
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Knife Knut
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Re: Self-coating steel blades
But which version?
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Re: Self-coating steel blades
Cerakote would be much thinner than 3+ coats of paint too. Unless the knife has loose tolerances in the pivot area, I could see that potentially causing problems.