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Ok... did my first stupid thing with a razor. thought it was a good idea to give my gold dollar a good clean by the blade in a pot of boiling water for 10 min. I took it out and found all of these black streaks on the blade!
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not the intended result! Although it looks somewhat cool, i want to get rid of it. tried wiping with water and nothing happened...
help! thanks
Corrosion needs to be removed with an abrasive,,, How abrasive will be determined by the depth of the corrosion..
MAAS, Flitz, Blue Magic etc: would be a good starting place
At least you realize it was dumb, simple rule around SRP "If yer not sure ask" then everyone gets a chance to argue about it :p
Maybe you could try some metal polish like autosol or Maas.
I don't know for sure what it is, rust maybe?, did you boil it with with the scales still on, maybe some dye in the plastic leaked out when it got heated(far fetched IMO).
If it's actually ruined you can at least take comfort in that it's only a GD.
It wasn't that nice looking before why not leave it that way, looks better than any GD I've seen. But ya Maas would work it cleans just about anything metal. Tc
i boiled it by dipping the blade into the boiling water while holding the scales
will brasso work instead of MAAS; can pick up brasso from home depot - don't know where to get the others
can also get autosol; which is better brasso vs. autosol ?
Where would you get auto polishing supplies in Toronto? Look there.
Try Canadian Tire, Home Hardware....Quote:
Originally Posted by tenurepro
Any metal polish and 000 or 0000 steel wool, if that does not do it, some 1000 or 600 wet and dry from an auto supply store or perhaps hobby shop.
Then finish with metal polish and paper towel.
Those look like imperfections in the steel, but I can't say for sure. I would use wet / dry sandpaper from about 400 on up to 2000 or wa powder, polish, etc. If the steel is poor, keep it as dramatic proof!
Do any of the marks pit into the edge?
Did this once also
Dipped my blade in boiling water to heat the scales to try de-warp them with packers in it
Got all bubble spots on the blade
Freaked me out but they all came off with Autosol easy enough
Now always use a ziplock bag and don't actually get anything wet
Problem solved
If you resort to sandpaper, kiss the blade etching goodbye.
didn't seem to pit at all. feels like it is just on the surface
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Originally Posted by Atchbo
Fixed!
autsol, fine wool, and elbow grease got the streaks off.
Thanks All!
Been thinking of using polishing compound and rubbing compounds, they work great for polishing my swords which are carbon steel, and a heap less expensive than mothers.
