Bit of rust on my knife

[lamper]

All,

I have a nice knife that I love. It's made of Carbon Steel O1 (I think) but due to my own fault I have let it get a few patches of rust on it.

How can I get it back to original glory? - all polished and clean

Any tip for stopping it happening again once its been sorted?

Cheers

Mike

 

[durulz]

Depending on how bad it is, I'm sure that either a bit of wire wool and/or wet 'n' dry will bring it back nice and shiny.
Solution? Obviously really - when in storage for a long time ensure it's been properly oiled up and, if it's going to be unused for a proper long time, then keep it sealed as well.

 

[paolo]

Hi Mike,
just few days ago I have cleaned from a Leatherman Surge with a Vileda Miraclean with great satisfaction, without scratching on the blade.
After that I have cleaned the tool with wd40 then oiling it very well before storing.
If you have only small rust spots this can be something to try (if that sponge is available near you), otherwise try gently (to avoid scratches) with some fine steel wool.

Cheers,
Paolo

 

[the laird]

rub it down with an old piece of leather with brasso on it,it will take the so called rust marks off without leaving abrasion marks

 

[Chinkapin]

If it is pitted, use a buffing wheel and some buffing compound. I "misplaced" (read: "lost") my Mora Clipper, and about 2 weeks later, after some heavy rain, found it in a brush pile. It was badly pitted. I buffed it with a coarse compound and then a fine compound. It is still pitted somewhat, but those "pits" are shiny. It works as good now as when it was new. Fortunately, none of the deep pits were on the cutting edge. The blade was lubed when I lost it. Just goes to show that lubricants can and do wash off in heavy rains.

If the pitting really annoys you, it is possible to file them out. I started to do this and then realized that I was going to spend hours working on a 12 dollar knife. Sometimes you just have to decide your time is, after all, worth something.

 

[memorire]

often you can use a wine cork to take off the rust.

 

[lamper]

Guys,

Thanks for all the replies. I completely forgot I started this thread - although the problem still exists.

I'll try with some fine wire wool this weekend then I get to B&Q and let you know how I got on.

Thanks again for help.

Mike

 

[Shewie]

Autosol works well Mike, give the blade touch up with some various gardes of w&d and then polish up with the Autosol