Thread: Getting rid of black spots (pitting?) on blade

Originally Posted by Big Red

hey, if I have access to a sandblaster could I blast a blade first then start sanding up? that would clean the pits out right, so at least the darkness would be gone. ???

Red

It will remove rust and clean the pits, but the pitting will be left. I had it done once, many years ago, when I was just collecting and not shaving, TBH it looked really unsightly. I think also, you'd need to find a way to keep moisture out of the pits, or the rust will just reactivate. Bluing can help this.

do you have a drill? if you do you can get a buffing wheel for it and polish the blade like that with whatever polish you want to use just be careful you dont go the wrong way or the blade will catch and fly across the room probably breaking it