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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 19:10:50 GMT
Hey guys, I have a problem I was just out back, doing some cutting with my gladius. I ran out of bottles so I started to cut up some rotten cucumbers and tomatos from the garden. I don't think I cut the things for more than 10 minutes. Directly after that I took my blade in to the kitchen sink and scrubbed it with hot, soapy water. I dried it, then sprayed it with some rem oil and wiped it down with a paper towel... And their were still juice marks from the vegies What do I do !? I realize that the juices from fruits and such are acidic and can be harmful to high carbon steel, but I cleaned it directly after Is there a way to polish off these stains? If not, is there some way to make my sword look more presentable? (right now it looks pretty crappy )
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Post by sicheah on Sept 20, 2009 19:16:03 GMT
Am I correct that there is some dark stains on your sword? Try rubbing away with some metal-glo. It a mild abrasive paste that polishes away those stains.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 19:28:49 GMT
I had those after branch cutting. I just polished them off with sandpaper. I don't care about the scratches, I just don't like something that can get deeper in the steel like acid.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 19:42:23 GMT
Are you sure its 'etched'? It could also be some sticky nasty stuff coming from the fruits that just doesnt come off easy. I had 'dirty' spots all over my blades after cutting organic stuff that just didn't want to come off straight away. If this is the case I spray a decent amount of wd40 on the blade and just let it 'rest' for a while and after 15-30 minutes I rub it all of.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 19:53:25 GMT
Like the first response metal-glo or if its not that bad try some uchiko powder... just some kind of mild abrasive and elbow grease should do the trick.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 21:40:20 GMT
Thank you so much the advice! Hopefully, as you say, the marks aren't permanent
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Sept 21, 2009 3:22:18 GMT
Yeah basically its a case of start with the mildest abrasive (metalglo) and see if that cuts it back, if not move to 1200, if not, move to 800 etc. Once removed, reverse the sequence going as far as necessary to match the overall finish.
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