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Post by Ewokz on Sept 2, 2011 14:37:22 GMT
Hi Community, I've read many of you guys are going to polish your swords with mothers mag for getting little rust away. I would need it for my cheness o kat! So I'm not quite sure, if there are different ones... An amazon-link would be very nice
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Post by TomK on Sept 2, 2011 14:43:46 GMT
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Post by Ewokz on Sept 2, 2011 14:58:07 GMT
ahh thanks yea, amazon is my wal mart in austria hopefully the hamon will appear more a little !
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Post by TomK on Sept 2, 2011 19:59:52 GMT
STOP! don't use Mother's to try and show a hamon, Mother's does more to hide hamon then show them. if you want to reveal the hamon do a google search for hybrid polishing techniques and do that.
basically use sand paper of progressivly finer grits up to 2000 or higher grit and then use a mild acid like lemon juice or vinegar to reveal your hamon. Mothers will not help you here.
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Post by chrisperoni on Sept 2, 2011 20:40:19 GMT
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Post by ghost on Sept 2, 2011 20:53:12 GMT
NevrDull works well with hamons - doesn't do anything to them but is awesome on rust; I've used it extensively on my first kat Mother's Mag removes hamons or dims them out well like tom mentioned
remember these things always leave residues behind that you need to clean up before oiling.
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Post by TomK on Sept 3, 2011 1:08:08 GMT
good point ghost I haven't use nevrdull in a long time
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Post by steelhound on Sept 3, 2011 1:39:59 GMT
If it's a Cheness O-Katana, then the hamon is fake and polishing would probably only dull or remove it. Everything but their Kaze line are through hardened at Cheness, and the fake hamon on these are just on the surface. It could look good without it, though.
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Post by Ewokz on Sept 3, 2011 12:27:07 GMT
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Post by chrisperoni on Sept 3, 2011 13:08:19 GMT
Yes, following the instructions you linked to will solve your issues without having to use mothers. However, I don't like the idea of heating your blade with a torch as I feel if you are inexperienced in this you could harm the blade. I would do everything in the instructions except heat the blade with a torch.
I also linked to a youtube video on vinegar etching in the post I made earlier- watch that for more help.
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Post by Ewokz on Sept 3, 2011 18:17:24 GMT
I will go for it, maybe I will do some before/after shots =) thanks to all
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Post by TomK on Sept 3, 2011 19:33:33 GMT
you can always use warm to hot-ish water to heat the blade. having some heat to the blade does help but you have to be careful with a torch.
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