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Post by Janis on Sept 20, 2019 7:41:59 GMT
Please give me advice what could be the best and harmless way to remove rust from nickel plated sword and scabard and at the same time provide gentle polish and stop further rust. I understand that the best way would be to restore nickel plating, but it could be to expensive. I have got two beautiful cermonial swords owned by officer of Latvian army (first independence period beforeWW2).
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Sept 20, 2019 12:24:30 GMT
Boy...so many options. Edelweiss or A few others are the resident experts here. But somewhere in the list is going to be gentle polishing with simichrome or a similar polish. The real problem is removing the rust while leaving the nickle, and doing the least damage. Do you have pictures so we can see how bad it is?
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Post by janl on Sept 20, 2019 19:48:02 GMT
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Post by janl on Sept 20, 2019 19:51:00 GMT
Here it is: Attachments:
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Post by janl on Sept 20, 2019 19:56:50 GMT
Actually sword condition more or less is good. Scabard has protected it. It was hidden in attic for almost 60 years.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 20:32:48 GMT
Welcome aboard. For the scabbard, start by soaking by wrapping in a cloth with something like diesel fuel or kerosene to soften the crusty stuff, then light oil with wire wool or kitchen scrubbies. Alternately, and suggested would be Evapo-Rust or equivalent. Cap a tube long enough for the scabbard and immerse the item in the liquid. One can wrap in cloths but the immersion technique more complete. It may not be available in yur location. Once the crusty stuff has been softened it can be gently scrubbed off down to metal. evapo-rust.com/Simichrome for the rest of the sword. I've not used Evapo-Rust yet but it gets good marks. I use a lot of Noxon polish, which has both a mild abrasive but also oxalic acid. Much slower as a rust buster but I use it in conjunction with scrubbies from steel to copper and even green and blue kitchen scrubbies. Abrasive papers can be useful but the real crusty stuff needs to be knocked off. I've been known to even use the edge of a coin to pop rust off. Cheers GC
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Post by pgandy on Sept 20, 2019 22:11:56 GMT
A small copper bar with an angled edge will work also. I’ve used a copper key for the lack of a bar. But soak it first.
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