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I etched a wire clip to get it matte finished instead of chrome polished. Any way to darken it to look like the dark grey/black finish on chaparral clips?

Oops ment to put in Spyderco forum.

lemon juice or vinegar or acid for engravings

I think some have used heat/ fire.

The depths of my memory tells me : heat up clip to very hot(not cherry red) and quench in oil.
Should darken clip.Sorry: I don’t have a spare spring to do a test.
Cherry red would most likely remove spring tension in clip.

I used a map gas torch on a hourglass clip heated it to cherry red then sprayed it with ballistol it ended up nice and dark but not black.