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08-19-2014, 06:23 PM #1Senior Member
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This is the best way
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08-20-2014, 01:10 AM #2Senior Member
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fill the etch with nail polish then use a hard backed fine sanding grit
then clean up with acetone to leave the etchingSaved,
to shave another day.
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08-20-2014, 01:44 AM #3lobeless
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Man, I don't want to hijack the thread, but whatever you do, best of luck. What a great looking blade.
David
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08-20-2014, 01:52 AM #4Senior Member
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I'm with earcutter - the blade and the scales... Originally Posted by earcutter
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09-01-2014, 07:58 PM #5Senior Member
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I wound up deciding to go with the minimalist approach. I started off with soaking a few hours in Evapo-Rust to try and kill any lurking corrosion. I followed that with gentle hand polishing with Flitz that I applied with 3M 3000 grit Trizact Performance Sandpaper. Originally Posted by MJC
The result is subtle, and the camera doesn't really pick it up as well as the eye does, but I think that there's some improvement. I think that I'm satisfied, and will stop here.
When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for the others.
It's the same when you are stupid.
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09-01-2014, 08:40 PM #6Senior Member
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I think no matter what level you went to it would still look awesome, purely due to those scales let alone the eching on the blade to top it of,
nice judge on when to stop,
the scales look new but the blade shows the true story of its life
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08-20-2014, 01:54 AM #7Know thyself
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Looks like the devils spit pitting is probably going to run as deep as the etch itself. Taking the staining off the pitting will make it less apparent under some lighting conditions, but the pitting will cast shadows into itself, so you will still see it even if it's totally cleaned.
Personally, I use 000 synthetic steel wool with MAAS. I made a thread about it with before and after pics in the resto section some time ago.
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08-20-2014, 02:31 AM #8The Great & Powerful Oz
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Murphy's Law . " Devil's spit is always as deep or deeper than the etch. "
Soft disposable wooden chopsticks & metal polish can get inside shallow pitting but won't remove it“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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08-20-2014, 04:25 AM #9Senior Member
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I just read the referenced thread, and will be running out to get some synthetic steel wool tomorrow. I haven't been able to locate any MAAS locally, so I may have to bite the bullet and order it online. Originally Posted by holli4pirating
Thanks!Substance likes this.When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for the others.
It's the same when you are stupid.
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08-20-2014, 04:31 AM #10Senior Member
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You REALLY need to work on your hijacking... I almost missed it! Originally Posted by earcutter
Thank you both for the kind words and good wishes. Originally Posted by MJC
When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for the others.
It's the same when you are stupid.
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