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Old 02-01-2014, 01:20 PM
Bob Hatfield Bob Hatfield is offline
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Location: Northern CA.
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Brownell's sells a anti scale coating that is called ATP-641. It can be sprayed or brush on prior to heat treating. the blade must be very clean from oils prior to coating. I use a cheap 1 inch foam rubber brush from the hardware store that cost about 50 cents. after use clean the brush with water.
I have only used it on 1095 so far and not on my S30V blades. The ATP-641 is rated by the maker of having a operating range of 1,000 to 2,300 degrees. I intend to test it on a scrap pieace of S-30V and see if it will hold up to the longer soak times at 1950. If it does, it will be far cheaper to use then stainless steel foil that is used for stainless steel blades.


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