Quote Originally Posted by Laurens View Post
I think you should leave the patina, if you can accept it. Gives it some character and it can be terribly hard to remove.
Had the patina appeared while I was using it regularly, I agree that it would add some character and I wouldn't be so bothered about it. Overly dramatic as it sounds, the patina occured during possibly the lowest period of my life so far and I was just drifting from day to day. That said, rather than adding character, I can't help but see it as something that came from a neglect borne of me giving up. A good part of picking it up again was to have a positive ritual to look forward to each day. Maybe I'll get over it. Maybe I'll even see it as something motivating. For now it's an annoying stain that I'll try to remove once more tonight