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Post by Shadow52 on Jan 9, 2011 6:23:57 GMT
This has probably been covered somewhere, but I'll be darned if I can find it.
How does one clean the protective grease off of a new sword right out of the box?
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Post by 14thforsaken on Jan 9, 2011 6:27:16 GMT
I generally use a clean, lint free cloth to wipe as much of the gunk off as possible and then take some 90% pure isopropal(spelling?) or rubbing alcohol and use it to clean off the rest. After that, I put a light coat of oil on the blade, generally 3 in 1 oil as it is cheap and works well.
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Post by Talon on Jan 9, 2011 7:07:31 GMT
yup i do the same either isopropanol or lighter fluid to clean the grease then a coat of 3 in 1 ,im not a fan of wd40
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Post by ghost on Jan 9, 2011 8:33:38 GMT
if it is really thick and nasty stuff, I use dishwasher soap and cold water while scrubbing with a cloth or paper towel (don't cut yourself). Dry and then use rubbing alcohol for a few passes (removes water residues) and finally oil it up after a few minutes.
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Post by RicWilly on Jan 9, 2011 9:05:18 GMT
I use mineral spirits.
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Post by LastGodslayer on Jan 9, 2011 13:52:19 GMT
I just wipe them down with toiled paper (4 ply :lol: ), and oil it with mineral oil after. If it has minor rust, brasso it.
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Post by LittleJP on Jan 9, 2011 16:21:16 GMT
Metal glo paste and a rag.
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Post by danmasamori on Jan 9, 2011 18:11:47 GMT
I wipe of the cosmoline with a soft towel, clean with denatured alcohol, and apply a light coat of mineral oil. I have heard good things about Singer sewing machine oil as well.
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Post by Marc Kaden Ridgeway on Jan 9, 2011 19:12:33 GMT
WD-40 works great to clean off alot of the more stubborn petros... like on A-Trims... make sure to re-oil....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 4:15:08 GMT
I use some toilet paper and isopropyl alcohol too, just have to make sure you don't put a ton of alcohol and leave it dripping and air drying it, as that leaves residues... Apply alcohol, then wipe with dry towel (or tp in my case).
Then I apply mineral oil (with one part clove oil) onto the blade and wipe it off until a thin layer of oil is left...
Electric motor sprays from hobby stores works wonders for the cleaning part... I happen to have it so once a month, I would use the motor spray to wipe off oil and gunk...
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Post by MrAcheson on Feb 4, 2011 14:52:02 GMT
Automotive brake cleaner. It will strip all the oil and packing grease off in seconds. Spray each side of the blade, wipe it off, wait a few seconds for any brake cleaner left to evaporate, now apply your chosen protectant (I use CLP or Marvel Mystery Oil). Just keep in mind that the brake cleaner will completely degrease anything it touches so you need to apply protecting oil immediately. Since it's a spray, I reoil all the metal surfaces on the sword after cleaning just in case of stray droplets.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Feb 4, 2011 14:56:01 GMT
As you can tell, there are a lot of solutions. We should have a forum dedicated to "Swords and Sword Care Articles" or something like that as a convenient reference. This kind of thing tends to come up pretty often, doesn't it... "how do I clean this", "how do I wrap this", "how do I fix this" etc... a lot of them are general enough that we could cover most questions easily enough, I imagine.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2011 20:20:31 GMT
I saw a few videos from Hyoujinsama (sp?) on Youtube. He has some really basic and straight to the point way to clean it that didn't involve solvents...
Curious, will applying alcohol or solvents damage the steel or the edge of the steel in any way?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2011 23:23:00 GMT
I've been using rubbing alcohol to clean the oil off my various blades for a few years now (2, going on 3?... I really don't keep track of these things ). No ill effects at all, not that I ever was worried about that. I've also used WD-40 to good effect, if that'll somewhat answer your question on solvents (never used mineral spirits and such, as I don't have that just lying about the house). Just remember to re-oil your sword afterwards and you shouldn't have anything to worry about. And yes, Hyoujinsama knows his stuff.
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