salt water on carbon steel oups

[captain-caveman]

went kayak fishing yesterday and picked up wrong knife and now the blade has turned black and rusty.

how can i clean it up,it wasnt a expensive knife but still.

cheers
Daz

 

[Retired Member southey]

presonally i would just give it a rub over with your pot scourer, dry properlt and give a coat of oil, just make sure the handle is dry where it meets the blade, nothing to worry about, black is patteena, just stop it going rusty,

 

[Bushwhacker]

I think a patina looks way better than shiney, but then I do like antiques.

 

[Dangerous Dan]

If it really bothers you then a good rub with Autosol metal polish or similar will do the trick. Had a Mora go the same way and the polish brought it back a treat. These days I rarely bother, as Southey says just keep the rust at bay.

 

[captain-caveman]

thanks all.....shame realy as it makes a nice sized fillet knife while out and about

Daz

 

[Retired Member southey]

No reason not to continue to use it fishing dude, just oil it before you go and when you get back, it will develop a patina that will protect it as long as you clean and dry it when you get back,

 

[captain-caveman]

is there a correct oil to use ?

Daz

 

[Retired Member southey]

Gonna git myself some Ballistol oil soon, it looks pretty good from the reviews, I think a few chaps here use it, in the past all i did was to clean and dry the blade when using a carbo mora while fishing, it just develops that grey patina over time which helps to protect the blade,

 

[JonathanD]

is there a correct oil to use ?

Daz

I swear by Camellia oil. If it's good enough for high end samurai swords, it'll do for my blades. Non toxic too.

 

[HillBill]

Any oil or wax will work, just rub a candle over the blade.

 

[santaman2000]

is there a correct oil to use ?

Daz

If you're using the knife to fillet your fish it needs to be one that is food safe .