I love my PM2 but the only thing that bugs is is the shiny bleaming clip. I wear jeans a lot and when im carrying my PM2 you can see it from a mile away. So my question is have any of you ever tried painting your clip? I was thinking of painting it black. Also besides the bay, does anywhere else sell black clips separately? I wish i didnt trade my all black PM2 as I would carry that instead.
Also, i am aware of the guy that makes the low ride clips but I believe he doesnt make them in black.
Painting your clip
I like the black clips and they are available from Spyderco for just a few bucks.
On my stretch, the paint got scraped up and I just sanded it down with wet dry 400 paper and it has a nice satin finish.
Not the best picture, but it is a lot less noticeable than the polished silver ones I have.
There's no reason you couldn't just sand the silver one down to a more of a satin finish as another option.
On my stretch, the paint got scraped up and I just sanded it down with wet dry 400 paper and it has a nice satin finish.
Not the best picture, but it is a lot less noticeable than the polished silver ones I have.
There's no reason you couldn't just sand the silver one down to a more of a satin finish as another option.
I would suggest ordering a black clip specifically for a Vallottin Sub-Hilt. The coating on them is different than other black ones I've seen, and it has a laser etched spyder...it's very nice and seems to hold up to scratches better than most. If you don't wanna order a new one, you can always acid etch and/or stonewash your current clip to get rid of the shine. As for actually painting them, I wouldn't waste your time, as nothing I've tried holds up. I've even tried 1200 degree header paint baked on and it scratches off easier than the factory coating.
Sub-Hilt
My acid etched clip with natural wear stonewashing
Sub-Hilt
My acid etched clip with natural wear stonewashing
~David
Very easy. You can either put the clip in a plastic container (like a peanut butter jar) with a bunch or random rocks and shake the crap out of it until you reach your desired finish, or you can acid etch it first to completely get rid of the shine. To do this you need to hit up Radio Shack for some ferric chloride and soak the clip in it for 1/2 hour or so. From there you can leave it as is (a very mat gray color) or continue on to stonewash it in the peanut butter jar. I left mine gray and let wear do the stonewash. All said and done, a new clip will probably be cheaper than the ferric chloride, but the factory black is also going to eventually start scratching off.Revival wrote:i have no idea how to stonewash. I wouldnt mind buying a new clip but i just cant seem to find it on the website
~David
A painted surface is easily chipped & got abraded in daily use. More simple way is just burn the clip over stove. The resulting darkened clip will be ok for blue jeans!
Search YT on how to do it, someone with nickname of 'arson'. Here's result on my knives.
As alternative, you can cover the clip with a very durable stair/bathroom anti slip tape. It'll be a bit rough in the beginnnig, but will smooth out over time and easily replaceable.
Search YT on how to do it, someone with nickname of 'arson'. Here's result on my knives.
As alternative, you can cover the clip with a very durable stair/bathroom anti slip tape. It'll be a bit rough in the beginnnig, but will smooth out over time and easily replaceable.
PanChango wrote:I like the black clips and they are available from Spyderco for just a few bucks.
On my stretch, the paint got scraped up and I just sanded it down with wet dry 400 paper and it has a nice satin finish.
Not the best picture, but it is a lot less noticeable than the polished silver ones I have.
There's no reason you couldn't just sand the silver one down to a more of a satin finish as another option.
Not sure what it is about that pic but that Stretch is gorgeous.
~David
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Has anyone tried that epoxy resin made for dunking your tool handles into? http://www.plastidip.com/
Stretch VG10 FRN, Caly Jr. VG10 FRN.
I've wondered about this myself. Not sure how it would hold up to scratches, but people are "dipping" entire cars with this stuff now. It's supposed to be pretty tough. The fact that it peels off instead of chipping off would lead me to believe it would hold up to scratches really well.VictorLouis wrote:Has anyone tried that epoxy resin made for dunking your tool handles into? http://www.plastidip.com/
~David
Interesting treatment. How did you do it?ourgon wrote:My PM2 has oilwashed clip and new black screws.
I just tend to put my clips in hammerite if I want the shine gone. It comes off easily with use but I dont really care. Just dunk, dry and go.
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I bet 2 Part Epoxy would work
I just love the great selection of pocket clips that Spyderco uses. They are definitely a big part of what sets Spyderco apart from many knife manufacturers IMO. I've changed clips on certain models and it really enhances the look of the knife.
Just recently I found an old clip off of one of my older Spyders which had a silver SPYDIE on it. My G-10 Sprint of the Massad Ayoob model came with a Gold Spydie on the clip but I changed it over to the Silver one and it made a huge improvement in the looks of the knife.
However like the rest of you I'm also frustrated at how quickly the Spyderco pocket clips loses the paint job on them. I've wondered if something like a "2 Part Epoxy" would work better. Because in my experience in using industrial coatings over the years in the different jobs I've had it seems like the industrial paints do hold considerably better.
It is frustrating because with all the newer high tech coatings on the market there just has to be something that would hold a lot better than the current paints and coatings that are being used on Spyderco's pocket clips.
It is frustrating when you pay well over $100 or in some cases over $200 US dollars for a premium folder and then in less than 2 months the clip looks like it's been used for 2 years or better? I just know that there is a remedy.
Just recently I found an old clip off of one of my older Spyders which had a silver SPYDIE on it. My G-10 Sprint of the Massad Ayoob model came with a Gold Spydie on the clip but I changed it over to the Silver one and it made a huge improvement in the looks of the knife.
However like the rest of you I'm also frustrated at how quickly the Spyderco pocket clips loses the paint job on them. I've wondered if something like a "2 Part Epoxy" would work better. Because in my experience in using industrial coatings over the years in the different jobs I've had it seems like the industrial paints do hold considerably better.
It is frustrating because with all the newer high tech coatings on the market there just has to be something that would hold a lot better than the current paints and coatings that are being used on Spyderco's pocket clips.
It is frustrating when you pay well over $100 or in some cases over $200 US dollars for a premium folder and then in less than 2 months the clip looks like it's been used for 2 years or better? I just know that there is a remedy.
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