That is hilarious! The sage coating is much more durable than the black coating. I put the S5 through the paces yesterday, but I forgot my camera.. The S5 batons like a champ! The polished spine of the SS4 is less destructive to your baton, but the extra length on the S5 makes it a little easier. Speaking of the SS4, I'm actually in the process of stripping the remaining coating off with scotch brite pads.. It's taking some elbow grease, but it's looking good..

When I'm done with that, it's going on a vacation to Georgia to get some Third World Grind Shop lovin'..

By the way, I absolutley love my Scrapper 5!