Thread: Rust stains....

I've read a bunch about the usual Flitz, Maas, and such. My question is, will these polishes or (suggestions) remove this type of staining?

It started out with a good amount of surface rust and I was able to clean that off with some polish and cloth rag. Seems like getting these stains off with polish by hand is turning out quite difficult.

Any suggestions?

Typically I use some 3M 2000 grit Wet-n-Dry sandpaper just to ‘see’ what’s there!


Give the 2K wet and dry a go using water, then have a go with the MASS or Mothers or what whatever polish you are using and use finely crumpled newspaper to apply it. Both the paper and the ink have some abrasive properties!


Then switch to a paper towel and the polish, and finish with a t-shirt type material.

Give this a try. The 2k won’t do any damage but it may help you ‘see’ what you are up against!

That sounds good, I'll give it a go. I always get wary using sandpaper of any grit. Haven't had much luck in the past getting it back to a nice shine.

One day I'll pick up a buffer or tumbler.

Thanks

Semi chrome polish would be the next polish to try. After that you get into abrasives that leave a scratch pattern. I have these white Scotchbrite type pads that work without leaving scratches. They are a lot softer than the regular pads. Maybe something like that with the polish.

I chipped the toe using a little too much pressure hand sanding. Lesson learned



Edit: I should note the chip was last week and the first pic I posted is the repaired result. Well, my attempt at a repair.

Originally Posted by ZeroCool

I chipped the toe using a little too much pressure hand sanding. Lesson learned

That looks like a little more than rust there too! You may need new scales and now your going to have to learn how to make a round point.

The repair looks okay from here :<0)
But that looks like it may be cell rot to me. With that and what I see now I would get some 400 and work my way up to 2500k grit paper. Polish out and replace the scales.

BUT that's just me. :<0)

Funny how these little clean up jobs can turn into a career.

10pups,

Do you think the scales have cell rot or is it the lighting? Was hoping it was rode hard and out away wet lol

I fixed the toe, that's the first pic in the post.

Originally Posted by ZeroCool

10pups,

Do you think the scales have cell rot or is it the lighting? Was hoping it was rode hard and out away wet lol

I fixed the toe, that's the first pic in the post.

It has that pattern but does it have pitting too ? It looks like some small pits in the center near the bottom.

I have been changing a lot of scales lately so I just do it. Inlays add to the fun.

No pitting and the scales look good. Not sure

You may want to just go ahead and work the blade. Keep an eye on it. If the scales aren't warped and look to be in good overall shape and they don't smell you may have cell rot in remission. I wouldn't put it away in a collection for a year that's for sure. I have had some ducks that looked like they had cell rot at one time. I had them and used them for months. Nothing. I went ahead and changed out the scales on them later. It's not like a bomb that will go off over night.