Fun and easy mod

[Liquid Cobra]

If you have access to a bead blaster you can recondition g10 to look and feel almost like peel ply. First I modded my nightstick because it was just too shiny and slippery. After the bead blast it felt much better in hand and I liked the subdued look. I liked it so much I did the same process to my newly acquired Tropen. It added much needed grip to a knife that is decidedly tactical. They both are really.

I also added a swedge and neutered the flipper tab on the Tropen since it hurt my finger every time I deployed the blade.

Last touch was adding the GI.JOE cobra logo because, well…it’s fun.

I think my next experiment will be to bead blast some beaten up peel ply g10 to see if it breathes new life into it.

[Wandering_About]

Nice work, those look good.

[Dazen]

Looks great! Makes me want to pick a Tropen before they’re gone, but I probably won’t and regret it down the line.

[Evil D]

I had a sweet hookup on all sorts of different media blasting but then that friend got a different job lol. It was fun while it lasted, got all kinds of car parts done for free. If I still had the option I might give this a go since I really like peel ply.

[SpyderNut]

Very cool! Those turned out pretty sweet. I like the G.I. Joe etch too. I just received a new sand blast cabinet for Christmas, so I’ll definitely be doing some blasting here in the near future. LC, what type of glass bead media do you prefer to use?

[Bolster]

I can't see the photos. Question: since G10 is basically a fiberglass fabric infused with resin, does blasting expose little shards of fiberglass, and do they embed in skin?

[Mushroom]

Cool mods! How did you do the Cobra logos, with the bead blaster? Acid etched?

[Liquid Cobra]

Very cool! Those turned out pretty sweet. I like the G.I. Joe etch too. I just received a new sand blast cabinet for Christmas, so I’ll definitely be doing some blasting here in the near future. LC, what type of glass bead media do you prefer to use?

I wish I could tell you specifically what I used, it’s been a while and the bags I bought weren’t labeled properly. I have two blasting cabinets. One with a very fine glass bead media, it’s nice for a smoother finish. The other I’ve got a mix, a coarser glass mixed with carbide. That’s what I used for the G10.

[Liquid Cobra]

I had a sweet hookup on all sorts of different media blasting but then that friend got a different job lol. It was fun while it lasted, got all kinds of car parts done for free. If I still had the option I might give this a go since I really like peel ply.

Where I live there’s a local business called U-blast. They let you go in and use their cabinets to blast whatever you want for a fee. Maybe you could check if you have something like that nearby?

[apollo]

Hi Liquid it has bin a long time since i have seen you in the weekly picture contest.

Love the mods you did here its so amazing how modding can make a great blade even greater!
Especially true on spydies in my opinion.

[SpyderNut]

Very cool! Those turned out pretty sweet. I like the G.I. Joe etch too. I just received a new sand blast cabinet for Christmas, so I’ll definitely be doing some blasting here in the near future. LC, what type of glass bead media do you prefer to use?

I wish I could tell you specifically what I used, it’s been a while and the bags I bought weren’t labeled properly. I have two blasting cabinets. One with a very fine glass bead media, it’s nice for a smoother finish. The other I’ve got a mix, a coarser glass mixed with carbide. That’s what I used for the G10.

Thanks, man. I’ll definitely look into it. I’ve heard glass bead does a nice job on G-10, but I’ve yet to try it out. Time for some R&D!