Thread: Water Spots

Just like applying car wax. Rub a small amount onto the blade, let it dry, polish it off. Carefully.!! A thin coat is all that's needed.

The problem with Ren wax is it will seal in any imperfections, so you must have the blade in the condition you want to preserve, e.g. Freshly restored.

If you don’t remove the water spots you will seal them in. As suggested a Qtip and some metal polish judiciously applied will remove the spot or tape the gold and polish.

I have been using Frog Lube, with good results, I also use it on tools, (Antique tool collector), firearms and on razors. It is a onetime application or re-applied when cleaning, (firearms),

It was designed for military maritime use on firearms. The trick is for the metal to be scrupulously clean, degreased and sprayed or wiped with acetone or alcohol, heated, (sun exposure, heat gun or hair dryer) applied thinly but evenly, then excess wiped off. I use the paste apply with a small paint brush and wiped with a paper towel.

It will seal metal, no rust on anything I have applied to, and leaves a film of lubrication, great for handgun slides and moving parts. I put some on my front door hinge pins, they were squeaking, and it now opens and closes silently and as if on ball bearings.

A small tub is about $30 and probably for most a lifetime supply. I don’t know how it will affect gold wash but should be ok.

Gold is a pain in the butt for daily driving, it is too fragile. So, I stay away from it or remove it from razors once it gets scratched. I often remove it from customer razors at their request. It looks good new, but slightly once scratched. In the future you may want to rethink gold.

More importantly, you should be looking at the causes or rust spotting. If it is just wiping down, lesson learned. If it is humidity in the bathroom, install an exhaust fan, or higher CFM fan and a wall switch timer that will run the fan long enough to remove most of the humidity in the room. They are inexpensive and easy to install.