Any thoughts on forcing a patina?

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  1. SEMO

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    Thanks. I put it on there and actually forgot about it for about an hour.
     
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    So I dis a hot vinegar wash for 2 hrs. Stabilized it with t9 and I'm pretty impressed with how the dark stayed, plan on stabilizing the interior scales with t9 also stripping the t9 after a couple days from the blade and by this weekend see how the color holds up...

    So this is the short attention span of a good patina obviously nothing beats just using the damn thing and oiling it but going for a cheater head start
     
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    Over nite soak in acv, then wash with soap, water and a nylon brush, hot air dry (hair blow dryer), then a very thin coat of clear silicone on each scale before reinstalling.
     
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    Anyone know if you can force a patina with a grapefruit on S35VN stainless?
     
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    I'm pretty sure Whoever patina is she probably wouldn't like to be forced to do anything
     
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    Ahh... Patina :confused:
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    Hit the like button... hit the like button :p
     
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    No can do. Please go back to sheep!
     
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    Eye relief

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    YEA THAT. :) TIMELESS CLASSIC
     
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    Thank goodness we're back on the correct gender
     
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    @Zeek It was late, one too many Busch lights, the black and white mankini threw you off you were thinking sheep right? :D
     
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    doubt it, not stainless, but if you leave a carbon steel blade in a grapefruit for several days, it does a wonderful job.
     
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    Thanks for an actual answer... as much as I love boob pics...
     
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    Me thinks we need to keep this thread up for our erstwhile compadres to look at, it's"stain less", not "rostfrei". If it can be etched it can be patina'ed. It's just a matter of with what...
     
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    After etching, removing the powder coating and sanding, I dabbed it with rust inhibitor or rust converter using cotton balls. This is how it looks after leaving it for at least 6 hours to dry
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    I just did a forced patina on my new BBQ OKC old hickory butcher knife with some boiling hot apple cider vinegar.

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    I also did the hot apple cider dunk. I loved the way it turned out, matte black and really dark. I used a small Pyrex casserole dish and boiled/cold-rinsed several times. The blade has slowly worn off the black patina, but i covered the handle with clear nail polish to preserve the color.

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    I heated some white vinager and left in until the desired color. Removed , rinsed in cool water.

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