How to mod a PVD Crownguard Pin (how to recolor it)

[andei3000]

Have you ever had the problem, that you wanted to mod your PVD CG Pin to sit flush with the Crownguard, but stayed away because there were no paint which is
suiting and staying durable on the crownguard pin?

Here is the solution: Flaxseedoil or Linoil

As I'm coming from a technical school we learned how to make blackened steel (heat it and put it in oil in summary)

So I was thinking: Lets do it with common household things!

I've read that you are able to blacken steel with Linoil or Flaxseedoil (it's a well known technique for centuries)



I gave it a try and it worked like a charm.



Here is how I did it:

1. Remove the pin from the CG
2. grind the pin the way you want (there are a lot of tutorials on the board)
3. get some pliers (cause it will get really hot)
4. use a blow torch or anything which will make your pin glow (a lighter is not hot enough)
5. heat the pin up until it glows bright orange
6. dip it into the Linoil or Flaxseedoil
7. repeat this steps as often to get the result you prefer

this is how my pin looks now:

Hope this helps anyone and excuse my bad grammar

greetings

Andei

 

[avitt]

Thanks Andei! Excellent results.

As an aside: Panerai used a blackening technique to darken the screw bars on the Pre-A PVD models. I plan to use your process on my 009 bars.

 

[hooligan]

Good point, avitt! How tough is the darkened surface? I'm wondering about doing that to some PAM springbars, but I'm worried that the black bit will scuff/scratch off.

 

[COLDI]

Great to know! thanks for the write up!

 

[Q5?]

I might try this on my HEV to my ProHunter DSSD.
It came with a polished SS one? Why, why, why?

 

[andei3000]

I can't tell how durable it is, as I did this mod today.

But it's definetly more durable than any laquer or sharpie .

And it's a mod which is easy to do often.

thanks for the nice words

Andei

 

[d4m.test]

Wow, that is a darn good match! If I recall correctly years ago I read an article about blackening the bladed on combat knifes by using a very similar technique. It made the blades less likely to reflect light so that when sneaking up on your victim (oops, did I say that) they would not see the blade coming.
WAIT, I think it was a quote from the OJ Simpson book that I read this........

 

[BOSS]

Good point, avitt! How tough is the darkened surface? I'm wondering about doing that to some PAM springbars, but I'm worried that the black bit will scuff/scratch off.

I think you will destroy the spring, if you heat it that much! You should disassemble the springbar first (if possible).

my $0.02

 

[madcatlancelot]

Bump for PVD/DLC PAM owners.

 

[Asheron82]

great info there madcat! and thanks for bumping this up!