No. Cobalt stripped her and rubbed her down with 600 grit. A nice almost polish. Pretty sweet IMO. I've been considering doing the same with my other blades since I got this one, but my AK has too many dimples as well as my FBm. Haven't stripped the DWMS yet, but I've been considering hunting down black scales for it...might strip it soon. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />