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The Benchmade Community Forums Discussion Knives & Rescue Tools My 710-801's blade coating was feeble. Topic ClosedGo | New | Find | Notify | Tools |
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That does look good ....... you did this with a scotchbrite pad  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contempt Prior to Investigation - Dont knock it till you,ve tried it. Lum Lunatic #8 .......... "The Society for the Preservation of The AFCK" Boomerangs 'n Butterflies: An Osborne Alliance #8 | |||
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I used this foam-backed pad wetted with Militec-1 oil. The pad is not at all aggresively abrasive and I was surprised that it took the coating off so easily. I see it as a blessing in disguise. I now have the uncoated blade that I wanted on the 710-801   This message has been edited. Last edited by: steven andrews, ---------------------- 5,737,841 6,574,869 | |||
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That is a sanding block, and we are talking about a coating that is at most several .001's of inch thick. I guess I have a hard time thinking it wasn't applied right when it goes up against an abrasive pad like that. Were you trying to polish it or clean it or something? My 710-801 has help up great to 8 months of solid use, the coating is certainly wearing but not past what I think is normal. FWIW, I do think the satin blade looks SWEET! *********************** -Drew Make a life not a living... | 520 | 522 |800s | 520s | 806-901 | 806sbk-CF | 710-801 | 610 | 615 | 6150 | 943 | 760 lfti | 3300 | 806 D2 | 740s | |||
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You would have to feel the pad to appreciate how fine it is. It almost completely worn out. Rust was forming through the coating, so I gave it a gentle rub with the pad wet with oil to remove it. In the area where the rust was showing through the coating there were the early signs of pitting on the blade. I have removed coatings from numerous Benchmade pocket clips, a Fallkniven White Whale and a BM Nim Cub 145BT. Those coatings were much, much more adherent than the 710-801's. ---------------------- 5,737,841 6,574,869 | |||
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that looks as good as a pair of sox tickets. seriously i think it looks better without Boomerangs 'n Butterflies: An Osborne Alliance | Member #3 | |||
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Are you using it around salt water? That is kinda wild it already showed signs of rust and corrosion. Perhaps you got a bum knife, I think what you have done with it looks AWESOME! Let us know how it holds up. Drew *********************** -Drew Make a life not a living... | 520 | 522 |800s | 520s | 806-901 | 806sbk-CF | 710-801 | 610 | 615 | 6150 | 943 | 760 lfti | 3300 | 806 D2 | 740s | |||
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It sounds like the coating was flawed but it sure worked out, I love the result, it's much better looking. 350, 520, 525BK-1101, 530, 580-1102, 580 Proto, 583-1, 585-1, 710-1, 710-2, 710D2, 710HS, 722, 732, 740, 740 Proto, 741, 745, 746, 746-1201, 750, 790, 800, 800HS, 805-1101, 810, 812, 830, 831, 835HS, 840, 845, 890, 905, 907D2, 910, 910SCG, 912D2, 913D2, 12400 Proto, 12410, 14205, 14210, 40022-100. Charter Member #7 - Lum Lunatics. Boomerangs 'n Butterflies: An Osborne Alliance | Member #585 | |||
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I live on a coastal island and the air is a little salty, but I don't think that was a contributing factor. I had been using the knife to cut foliage out on a walk and had not cleaned the blade properly before I put the knife away. I think that some of the sap from the plants may have been corrosive. I do prefer the uncoated blade and will let you know how it holds up. ---------------------- 5,737,841 6,574,869 | |||
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I think it looks great with the coating removed! Good to know for the future, if/when the coating goes, this looks like a great option. Kinda cool the way all the markings are still visible, only very subdued. Allen Elishewitz Preservation Society Member: 440c Nim Cub, 875S, 690, 690-400, 730HS/735, 732D2BT, 710HSSR, 710-801, 552M2-600, 814HS, 812SBT,943, 835HS, 520, 525, 805HSSR, 805-1101, 800HSSR, BM-32, 812-801 | |||
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