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TOPIC: Coating on the Bane
Coating on the Bane 5 months 2 weeks ago #67519
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A while back I bought a Bane from the Etsy shop, saber is nice (wish I could find a way to get rid of the claw but some research recently showed me I could only lop off the pointy bit not the center ridge, would make the spacer too thin) but there is 1 thing that has bugged me since I got it. The coating on the outside. I bought a Silver saber thinking it was going to be polished silver, and was later told that Saberforge wasn't polishing the Bane (well I was told any sabers but other sabers since have disproven that). I'm out of warrenty now so I'm not as concerned about losing it, but I need to know what the silver coating is on the outside, so I can properly and safely remove it. Once I figure out what and how, my next plan is to, on certain parts, electroplate it in Copper, such as the shroud, the upper grip, the pommel and the claw. So I need to get rid of this coating (besides, it makes the saber look really roughly made as opposed to the nice smooth chassis I've seen on the other sabers)
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Coating on the Bane 5 months 2 weeks ago #67520
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If it's anything like the other silver saber parts, there is no coating - that's just the texture left on the aluminum by the casting process.
Your only real option is to sand it smooth. |
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The following user(s) said Thank You: xaviorbat
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Coating on the Bane 5 months 2 weeks ago #67521
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Oh, if it's not coated then that makes things 100 times easier, I thought it was an odd sparkly coating, I can go straight to the nice parts.
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Coating on the Bane 5 months 2 weeks ago #67522
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I'm a fan of using multiple grades of steel wool followed by wet sanding to achieve a nice shine.
The steel wool itself leaves a nice look, almost a gunmetal finish. If you start with coarse, then medium, then fine grade steel wool that will "buff out" the hilt. Then if you use a REALLY fine grade of sandpaper, like 1200 grade or higher with a tiny bit of water on the sand paper that will give you a polished shine. It's a little tough with a round hilt though. |
