Hi all,

I read somewhere that someone had a blade with active rust and gave it a soak in CLR to neutralize the active rust before refreshing the blade. I recently picked up a Le Grelot - Le Canadien with gold plating and cracked scales at a local shop for $15. Smart me, I put the blade into a ziplock with CLR and promptly forgot and went to sleep. In the morning, the blade was etched and gunmetal dark, and the plating wiped off like so much lather!

So just be careful with CLR and don't get carried away.