IMHO, if you get a knife with a black blade, just be prepared for it to get ugly in the not too distant future. Never had a black blade that didn't. Benchmade, Spyderco, Microtech. They all get ugly eventually. The only one's that don't are the one's you don't use. I have several of those.
Cold Steel's non-DLC black coating wears off faster than most and looks worse than most in the process. About the only good thing to say about it is that it is easier to strip and fully remove than most!
I removed the black paint from my Smatchet, and Kukri machetes with regular isopropyl alcohol. I lightly hand sanded off the remaining paint. I sanded with the grain of the metal to minimize fine scratches. I like it better this way. I wipe them down after each use, so rust isn't an issue.
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