A lil light reading. It is best to keep a light coat of Oil on ALL knives and Dont Store them in a Sheath. If you think a little rust spot on a Blade is a problem--You are going to be Chasing Your Tail for as long as you use knives. Many custom knife makers (me included) use green scrubbing pads to place mat finishes (we call them hand-rubbed). As long as the rust isnt pitting the steel the pad should remove it easily and if you stroke it in one direction it will leave a fairly nice finish. By the way is the rust red or black? Both are oxidation but the black stuff is actually good for protecting your blade. We call it patina and some makers actually patina the blades before they sell them. You can use a type of sandpaper called wet-or-dry and its used in the automotive industry for body work. Start with about 300 grit and go progressively finer - all the way to 1500 or 2000 grit. This sandpaper can be gotten at Wally world or any hardware store. Ive used that stuff to remove scratches from my (mostly 1095 carbon steel) blades and the finer grits leave a very nicely buffed finish. m.youtube/watch?v=c_3TrVbQxVY Annnnd. Its gone. No sweat.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 04:18:07 +0000
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