Black Clips

[Paracelsus]

On a Lark, I ordered black clips for the whole family.
Nothing carries more discreetly than a black wire clip on black jeans.
Easy money.

[SG89]

looks great!

[zhyla]

On the flip side, nothing wears faster than a black clip. I wish there was some way to make a black clip that stayed black. Powder coat? Beats me. I don't mind a worn black clip but I'd just as soon it be shiny.

[Demon85z]

On the flip side, nothing wears faster than a black clip. I wish there was some way to make a black clip that stayed black. Powder coat? Beats me. I don't mind a worn black clip but I'd just as soon it be shiny.

Truth!! How about a DLC clip?

[Paracelsus]

On the flip side, nothing wears faster than a black clip. I wish there was some way to make a black clip that stayed black. Powder coat? Beats me. I don't mind a worn black clip but I'd just as soon it be shiny.

Agreed on the wear. This is not my first batch of black wire clips.

I would love a matte black powder coat or DLC.

[Jazz]

Nice. Where'd you get them?

[Paracelsus]

Nice. Where'd you get them?

I called Spyderco and they sold them to me.

[Sharp Guy]

I like the dark wire clips. I have them on a few of my knives and I like how discreet they are with dark jeans. Sometimes I opt for the lighter colored clip if I'm wearing light colored cargo shorts. So I keep a couple different clips in my desk for quick clip swaps.

[rivy]

Black clips are the best. I can't stand a shiny clip on anything. I've had to replace a few of my spydie clips as well due to getting polished ones on certain models.

As for black clips that don't wear - that other company with a B does a great "parkerized" black clip that doesn't show wear much. Not sure what parkerized means or how they do it though! Perhaps spyderco can duplicate that type of finish on their clips in the future?

[anagarika]

You can burn them to darken it, probably like parkerized.
CS Tuff Lite with Stretch. Both has the clip & clip screws darkened by stove burning.


IMO, it lasts better than painted. Just burn them till glowing, toss into water

[Canazes9]

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On a Lark, I ordered black clips for the whole family.
Nothing carries more discreetly than a black wire clip on black jeans.
Easy money.

Nice.

I like your user name - Toxicologist by chance?

David

[Mako109]

Don't like shiny clips at all. Prefer clips to blend (to some degree) with the color of my pants which are typically black, khaki or light stonewash (jeans). Knives with black clips go with black pants; knives with lighter color satin or bead blasted clips go with stonewash jeans or khakis. I even have duplicates of my top four EDCs, each pair with a different color clip (among other variations). E.g. G10 Caly 3.5 VG10 with dark clip and CF Caly 3.5 ZDP189 with light clip. Yeah I know I'm fussy but that's the way I roll.

[Paracelsus]

You can burn them to darken it, probably like parkerized.

I like that look, does it effect the springiness of the clip? Ever try it on a wire clip?

Toxicologist by chance?

Haha no. Something of an alchemist maybe, and well versed in the effects of toxins on mammals.

[RadioactiveSpyder]

Nice.

I like your user name - Toxicologist by chance?

David

I had the exact same question! :) I introduce one of my lectures on radiation effects with his “dose makes the poison” reference and a cool picture of him from Wikipedia.

[Canazes9]

Nice.

I like your user name - Toxicologist by chance?

David

I had the exact same question! :) I introduce one of my lectures on radiation effects with his “dose makes the poison” reference and a cool picture of him from Wikipedia.

Page 1 from Casarett & Doull's....

David

[anagarika]

You can burn them to darken it, probably like parkerized.

I like that look, does it effect the springiness of the clip? Ever try it on a wire clip?

Not that I know of, so far so good. Never tried on wire clip, but split clip like on Sanrenmu 763 seems to be ok too.

[edgecentricity]

I've blackened hardware (screws) by heating and dunking them into oil. Never thought to try with water -- that would have been less messy, and a lot less smoky, ha ha. I agree that a blackened clip is most discrete against dark-colored pants, though non-reflectively finished metal (brushed, stonewashed, etc.) is okay, too. Can't stand shiny clips.

[TriggerThumb]

Just tried the stove blackening on my clips, and they turned out beautifully. Slowly cooled by wiping on a wet washcloth. Thanks for the tip!!