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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2011 2:44:31 GMT
Like a lot of people, I got my first real sword for xmas. This is what I got: kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=SW320DX. As soon as I took it out of the saya I noticed it had sawdust and some other substance all over the blade, causing the sawdust to stick. Almost like wax or something. What's the best way to clean out a saya? Also, like an idiot newbie, I cut some water bottles. But what I didn't do was clean the sword with oil before sheathing it and letting it sit for 2 days. Now I have a brand new rusted sword! I took some of the rust off with a copper pad. Would this stuff get the rest off since it's new rust: www.nevrdull.com/, or should I get some sandpaper?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2011 2:55:50 GMT
As for the dust in the saya, tap the saya mouth on your lap to get rid of any loose sawdust.
Nevrdull works for very light surface rust. They are worth trying. Otherwise, you might need stronger metal polish like flitz or metal glo. Try these before resorting to steel wool or sandpaper.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2011 2:58:51 GMT
There seems to be something else in the saya other than just dust. It's a good bit of material that gets left on the blade every time
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Dec 30, 2011 3:16:48 GMT
Some companies have a lot of packing wax residue left in the sayas from the boat ride over. This will come out on the blade for a while, but will run out over time. Flitz, Mothers Mag and Aluminum as well as Metal Glo all do a pretty good job of cleaning rust off of a blade. Be careful though, if the hamon is etched these will remove it with vigorous application.
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Post by frankthebunny on Dec 30, 2011 3:19:22 GMT
the substance is most likely wax. it would be pretty difficult to remove all of it but you could try rigging something using a straightened coat hanger or similar to knock some of it loose. try removing the rust with polish (doesn't hurt to have some around anyway) and if not then maybe use a scotchbrite pad or 0000 steel wool at least you know it's not stainless steel edit- Adrian beat me to it
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2011 3:50:39 GMT
Sweet, thanks guys. At least I've learned my lesson and will keep my blades cleaned and oiled from now on! Imagine my surprise when I took out my brand new blade only to find it already rusted I'll definitively grab some polish tomorrow
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2011 4:19:31 GMT
Man this rust on my sword is killing me. I've got a broken leg so I can't just drive out and get something. I feel like my sword is sad. *sigh*
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Post by I Frammenti Di Fede on Jan 6, 2012 18:24:18 GMT
The store you linked Kult of Athena has some of the best customer service I have come across and they would gladly take that blade back and let you exchange it for one that does not have any rust.
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Post by zentesukenVII on Jan 6, 2012 19:44:33 GMT
I got a cheness o-katana shirasaya from Kultofathena recently. While its not the vendor, but the actual sword omcpany responsible for this, it is still a nasty messy problem.
What I did was just draw and resheath the sword repeatedly, everytime it went back in is shake it around on the inside to make as much crap stick to the blade as possible. Then I'd pull the blade out, wipe it off, tap the saya-mouth down on a desk or something and watch the little pieces fall out, then resheathe and repeat. It worked, there is barely any left on the inside of my saya.
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