expidia1
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Has anyone ever removed one of these (so I can send it out to be re-anodized).
The gold caps look to be pressed on.
I'd rather ask here first before possibly breaking it as CRK says the only ones they have left are for warranty purposes.
Thanks
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But I hate to screw around with my CRK's as if I resell them at some point, I want them as OEM as possible and represent it as such. I even had CRK send me a new clip for $12 incase I go to resell it, I can put an OEM clip back on it.
Thanks, but all I did was pay Josh from REK to do the work!Nice job! Looks like one of the first series! Love it!
Ya, I ruined it. Guess you never looked at the pic above as to how I received it. And that was the good side . CRK won't restore it and neither would they sell me another lock bar or install one for me. If I were to somehow put a polished finish on it, I'd probably never use it and just keep it in a safe. I don't do safe queens. CRK only has lock bars for warranty work. Nor would they re-anodize it. So many here are always saying "use your knife". So the former owner used it. And now I bought it and restored it to the finish "I" wanted. CRK's polished titanium finishes scratch very easily and they won't refinish any of my wood or CF inlays either I've asked them already. They say the wood which is double sided taped on can break when they remove it and again they only stock replacement wood inlays for warranty work and then they would have to do both sides to match the woods. I buy them to use and admirer their beauty. Now I can enjoy this "one of a kind" Ti-lock as it takes its place in my EDC rotation. Josh (from R.E.K.) is even doing the Hawk clip that was also scratched and worn to match the handles. For now I put an MXG deep carry clip on it. I prefer deep carry clips, but I'll swap the Hawk back on it when it returns just for the uniqueness of the Ti-Lock and the Hawk on it. I do like the MXG clip on it though for now. Check out the color of the finish against the Impinda below it. It's pretty close but the Ti-lock has a working finish that any nicks or scratches to me adds character to this type of finish. The impinda is sure to show future snail trails and scratches. I'm not really a fan of the PJ finish as it scratches way to easily as do the polished titanium wood inlay models. Pissed me off that tonight I had to spend time polishing the small scratches on the small CF at the bottom that I mirrored 6 months ago and just noticed them when I was taking a pic of all of them for insurance purposes. Now I use plastic stops, so the Wicked Edge diamond paddles don't slip off the edge and scratch the blades when I'm mirroring the edges. It's too bad CRK won't refinish their blades either. I scratched another blade a few months back and had to send it out to R.E.K. to refinish it. Now I use the stops.You ruined it. I like the CRK TiLock finish, doesn't show scratches like the Sebenza. Wouldn't CRK do it for ya?