Thread: First Project

I've bought a Crown and Sword straight from E-bay as a first project and it has some fairly heavy rust on the point end of the spine which looks to be from being in contact with a wet coffin?!? (You can see the curve in the metal in the picture?)

Apart from that the blade is mildly discoloured in places and I want to clean it up! so...a couple of questions for you helpful restoration gurus please?

1) How do I do I get rid of the dreaded rust without leaving a horrible scar??!?
2) How do I polish the blade without removing the etching from the blade which is in good condition?


All help very gratefully received!!!!!