Chaparral LW Salt SE

[JoviAl]

@Evil D I like what you’ve done with the Chief’s handle. What colour dye was that?

Black first, then sand down the edges and tops of the FRN texture to expose the yellow, then dye again brown and sand again but lighter than the first time so it makes a little color gradient from black to brown to yellow. You have to be pretty gentle with the last bit of sanding so it blends in. The more black you sand off initially the more of a gradient you'll make.

Thanks I hadn’t thought to sand over the raised areas to provide relief shading. I’ve just dyed my Chap LW SE tonight - I was going for a grey to black fade, but it came out matt black at the blade end to slightly gloss black at the clip end

Maybe it’s time to bust out the silicone carbide paper.

[Evil D]

@Evil D I like what you’ve done with the Chief’s handle. What colour dye was that?

Black first, then sand down the edges and tops of the FRN texture to expose the yellow, then dye again brown and sand again but lighter than the first time so it makes a little color gradient from black to brown to yellow. You have to be pretty gentle with the last bit of sanding so it blends in. The more black you sand off initially the more of a gradient you'll make.

Thanks I hadn’t thought to sand over the raised areas to provide relief shading. I’ve just dyed my Chap LW SE tonight - I was going for a grey to black fade, but it came out matt black at the blade end to slightly gloss black at the clip end
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Maybe it’s time to bust out the silicone carbide paper.

Rit does make a dye remover that works pretty well if you want a re-do. It won't remove it like it was never dyed but usually enough to change colors.