Before:
After:
And together with my Smurf Blue M390:
And with my ZDP-189:
I have a LOT more pictures of all of the steps in between, in case there is interest.
Will
PM2 Grey dyed Royal Blue
PM2 Grey dyed Royal Blue
The color came out a shade more towards purple, than the blue Rit Dye shows in their web site, but it came out alright :D
Before:
After:
And together with my Smurf Blue M390:
And with my ZDP-189:
I have a LOT more pictures of all of the steps in between, in case there is interest.
Will
Before:
After:
And together with my Smurf Blue M390:
And with my ZDP-189:
I have a LOT more pictures of all of the steps in between, in case there is interest.
Will
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OldSarSwmr
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I like it!
Love to see the process...would consider it for myself...that or a bright green...
OK, since I can only have 10 photos per post, this will be done over several posts ...
Here is how the knife looked like before I started:
With the right Torx drivers at hand, I started the careful disassembly process:
Not much, but the grey scales were starting to get a little dirty:
All factory screws has a thread sealer:
Blade coming off:
Note the order/placement of the two washers:
As another forum member noted before, the lanyard tube "is" flared, making removal a little difficult:
I simply held one side on my bench vise and carefully went back-n-forth until I was able to get the scales off - take your time:
Here is how the knife looked like before I started:
With the right Torx drivers at hand, I started the careful disassembly process:
Not much, but the grey scales were starting to get a little dirty:
All factory screws has a thread sealer:
Blade coming off:
Note the order/placement of the two washers:
As another forum member noted before, the lanyard tube "is" flared, making removal a little difficult:
I simply held one side on my bench vise and carefully went back-n-forth until I was able to get the scales off - take your time:
To remove the spacers, you might need to grab them on the side opposite of the screw:
Note that there are two spacers, the longer goes towards the "front" or blade side of the knife:
The blade's pivot is keyed, and lightly press fit - it comes out fairly easily:
To remove the lanyard tube from the other side, I "gently" tap it out:
You can clearly see here that the tube has both ends slightly flared outwards:
Here is the completely disassembled knife. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at the level of fit between the parts - there was ZERO play between the hollow liners and the metal liners!:
Note that there are two spacers, the longer goes towards the "front" or blade side of the knife:
The blade's pivot is keyed, and lightly press fit - it comes out fairly easily:
To remove the lanyard tube from the other side, I "gently" tap it out:
You can clearly see here that the tube has both ends slightly flared outwards:
Here is the completely disassembled knife. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at the level of fit between the parts - there was ZERO play between the hollow liners and the metal liners!:
One thing I learn when doing coatings for my custom flashlights (yes, another hobby!) is that you MUST prepare the parts well. Here I started by carefully cleaning the original scales (yet another reason I feel the correct way to dye scales is to completely remove them, assuming it is possible of course):
Once you clean them well, you do NOT touch them with your bare hands - the oils/debris in your hands/skin will prevent any/all finishes from working as intended:
Here the scales are clean and ready:
Once you clean them well, you do NOT touch them with your bare hands - the oils/debris in your hands/skin will prevent any/all finishes from working as intended:
Here the scales are clean and ready:
You then follow the instructions on the Rit Dye package, and get the water, salt, and detergent mixed and to a boiling:
Add the dye slowly!!!:
Keep moving the water/dye and the scales, and every 20-30 seconds take a look to see if they are "dark enough" - the longer you leave the parts, the darker the color:
Once you rinse them with cold water, leave them in water for a while to completely cool off:
Once they are dry, they looked like this:
Add the dye slowly!!!:
Keep moving the water/dye and the scales, and every 20-30 seconds take a look to see if they are "dark enough" - the longer you leave the parts, the darker the color:
Once you rinse them with cold water, leave them in water for a while to completely cool off:
Once they are dry, they looked like this:
Then reassemble the knife - try to keep the blade as centered as possible as you tighten the screws:
I lightly filed the lanyard tube to achieve a nice press fit:
And of course I applied thread locker to all screws:
I applied Nano-Oil (10 weight) to the friction points/washers in the blade/pivot area before assembly:
That is all - I hope this is helpful
Will
I lightly filed the lanyard tube to achieve a nice press fit:
And of course I applied thread locker to all screws:
I applied Nano-Oil (10 weight) to the friction points/washers in the blade/pivot area before assembly:
That is all - I hope this is helpful
Will
Thanks....
Need to check out the Rit colors....might need to do mine up!
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Bluntrauma
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That looks good. You are braver than I am. I am not fixing to take mine apart for nothing. Too many parts and I suck too bad at DIY. Nice color!
Sometimes you gotta kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.
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razorsharp
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Great Job, thanks for all the details, Very well done. I think the color came out great!
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