Thread: Cleaning

You can do a lot under the scales near the pivot with unwaxed dental floss and WD-40 graduating to a metal polish like 3M Marine Metal Polish. That stuff on a rag will do just short of miracles with a blade in that kind of condition, at least from what it looks like in the pictures. Also for between the scales I often squirt some WD-40 and let it sit for a few minutes then use lava soap and a fingernail brush to scrub it out. Some really foul looking crud will come out of there a lot of times. On the pictures, there are some really good threads on photographing somewhere here. I'll see if I can find a link and repost.
Also, check out the what are you working on thread in the workshop forum. Tons of good information there. Outback is a master on restoration of this type as are many others who post there.