Thread: Sanding & Blade etching ???? what to do

So what do you do when you have a blade with etching in it and you wana sand it or need to sand it.... ???

do you just sand over it or what ?

I have 2 blades that have etching and I would like to sand them to get that gleaming shine back but I dont know what to do ...


THANKS !

Hah! No right answer here. That is like the eternal question. Anyway you do it, make sure YOU will be happy with the result. i.e. if you start to sand prepare yourself ahead of time if the etching disappears. Sorry I can't help further! No one REALLY can. It's all up to you.

If you really go off the deep end in restoration, have the time, ingenuity, patience, funding, etc, it's possible to make an image of the current etch, sand/restore and re-etch the blade. It's been done but it wouldn't be easy starting from scratch in that area.

In short, I agree with what Alex said.

Chris L

Has anyone tried the salt-water/DC electrical etching on a carbon or SS blade around here? I'm thinking of trying it out, but don't know how well it will work on steel.