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Post by theonebastardsword on Oct 6, 2022 1:11:00 GMT
I found this product on the reliks store www.reliks.com/sword-accessories/prelim-paste/ and while similar to my mother's mag polish, it says it dosen't scratch? Would it be a better product to use to buff away light rust and dark stains off my blade without leaving any scratches (safe for a satin finnish?)
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Oct 6, 2022 14:09:11 GMT
I have not used this particular product, but it should work. Keep in mind, polishing is going to always leave scrathces, they are just too small to see. So its possible to polish a shiny spot into your blade, but its easily blended with sandpaper etc. Do some searches on our site, you will find a HUGE number discussions on this topic. Though I don't see mention of this particular product. So buy some and let us know your thoughts. I love product reviews.
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Post by steveboy on Oct 6, 2022 17:29:42 GMT
+1 on a review! I generally use Peek & Mother's, and I'm always up to learn about something else that works as well or better. I see that the Pre-Lim is made by the company that makes Renaissance Wax, which tends to be well-regarded.
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Post by theonebastardsword on Oct 6, 2022 22:19:35 GMT
Good to know. I already got a pot of (unused) mothers tho might be a day or two too late to return. But knowing it's from the renaissance wax guys sound good. Im more on the side of looking for some scratchless spot/rust cleaning if that's something it exist. Specially for black spot near the edge, without changing the polish.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Oct 7, 2022 14:03:12 GMT
Personally, I'd stick with whatever you have. Heck, if you want to try it, I've seen folks use an aluminum foil ball to burnish off rust. (lots of posts about it) I have a tendency to grossly over polish things...to mirror etc. So for me, I'd polish the spotted area till I was happy, then I'd start on it with steel wool, or a 3m pad to even it out with the rest of the blade. ORRRRRRRR Go to the dark side and polish it to mirror like me...
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Post by pgandy on Oct 8, 2022 13:00:05 GMT
I’ll echo Thorfinn’s comment “Personally, I'd stick with whatever you have.” That is not saying don’t give Pre-Lim a go. But I’m not strong on mirror finishes.
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Post by theonebastardsword on Oct 8, 2022 14:40:34 GMT
Personally, I'd stick with whatever you have. Heck, if you want to try it, I've seen folks use an aluminum foil ball to burnish off rust. (lots of posts about it) I have a tendency to grossly over polish things...to mirror etc. So for me, I'd polish the spotted area till I was happy, then I'd start on it with steel wool, or a 3m pad to even it out with the rest of the blade. ORRRRRRRR Go to the dark side and polish it to mirror like me... Yes, I did try wet allum ball to remove rust off table knifes. Tho when I did on a fancier cooking knife, it messed the shined abit, and it formed dark residue. (Same as when I was cleaning my sword with my old cheap sponges. They might have been way rougher than they seemed)
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Post by pgandy on Oct 9, 2022 14:43:20 GMT
I tried the aluminum only once with good results but have continued my old stand-by WD-40 w/#000 steel wool for rust removal. The time I tried it was on brand new kukri that I was cutting vegetation, amongst other things, and cut into something acidic. The blade rusted in minutes and the aluminum worked fine. However, the blade was unpolished and I used the aluminum as a rust remover, not a polishing agent. As I said, I’m not a fan of shiny blades.
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Post by theonebastardsword on Oct 10, 2022 16:37:23 GMT
I tried the aluminum only once with good results but have continued my old stand-by WD-40 w/#000 steel wool for rust removal. The time I tried it was on brand new kukri that I was cutting vegetation, amongst other things, and cut into something acidic. The blade rusted in minutes and the aluminum worked fine. However, the blade was unpolished and I used the aluminum as a rust remover, not a polishing agent. As I said, I’m not a fan of shiny blades. Yup, id prefer more a satin polish (dunno about any other kind of polishing) but id be annoying to remove spots/rust if it was to break the satin polish every time. Soo that's why im looking for something that can get the rust itself but not scratch the healthy metal.
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Post by pgandy on Oct 10, 2022 17:13:12 GMT
I tried the aluminum only once with good results but have continued my old stand-by WD-40 w/#000 steel wool for rust removal. The time I tried it was on brand new kukri that I was cutting vegetation, amongst other things, and cut into something acidic. The blade rusted in minutes and the aluminum worked fine. However, the blade was unpolished and I used the aluminum as a rust remover, not a polishing agent. As I said, I’m not a fan of shiny blades. ... im looking for something that can get the rust itself but not scratch the healthy metal. That being the case I highly recommend #000 steel wool w/WD-40. That will remove rust and not change the finish. Note that I said remove the rust, it will not remove stains nor pitting. Other methods are needed for those. Pre-Lim is a metal polish meaning that it will remove metal, changing the surface, each time it’s used. Generally making it shinier. For a satin finish I find sandpaper best for that.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Oct 10, 2022 19:47:41 GMT
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