Laser Mark Color/Finish

po

• July 18, 2018 04:30

Greetings Custom Lasermarking Person.

I am interested in creating camo patterns on coated blades, but I have a concern. I don't want the etched areas to be bright.

Can the laser power or other characteristic be set so that the etched area of a coated blade has a dull appearance?

Please take this example, black coated M4 blade, with an etched digicam pattern which I would like to be a matte grey or steel color, as depicted below. I would be very disappointed to receive this with what is essentially a satin blade with black blotches on it.

Thank you!

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  bmkjason

  • July 18, 2018 17:22

  Did it come out a bit more shiny than you'd like on that 583 in the Earth Brown?

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  po

  • July 18, 2018 23:09

  Hi Jason! Yes, I had shiny skulls. It looked a bit Gucci.

  

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  bmkjason

  • July 18, 2018 23:56

  Yeah, that's probably about what you'd expect off those lasers. A more matte finish with a coated blade is interesting to accomplish.
  
  I don't know how you could communicate that info to have someone adjust power settings, nor if you could even expect someone to be able to do that for one specific order.
  
  You should holler at our boy Ryan though. That's right up his alleyway, and he's moved a mountain or two before.

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  po

  • July 19, 2018 03:30

  Hey, Ryan!

  

  
  
  We know different effects can be acheived, correct? We have light colored logos on BK blades. I don't think the logos are actually shining through the coating. We have dark etchings on satin blades...

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  po

  • July 20, 2018 18:34

  I guess my voice didn't reach him.
  
  Jason - can you help me get Ryan's attention?
  
  Thank you!

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  po

  • July 20, 2018 18:40

  I'm thinking this project might be worth a try...
  
  On my previous one with the coated 154CM blade, I was able to take some of the shine off the etched spots with some stainless steel browning solution. It was about half successful. With an M-4 blade, even if it came out shiny, a blackening solution would be much more effective than on stainless.
  
  It'd be an expensive experiment, but I really like the concept.

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