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Hey guys I seem to be having a little bit of trouble with on an older Endura. I got it second hand so I'm not sure how old exactly.
I got it in pretty good condition for $20. It was about as sharp as a bowling ball and there are some scratches on the blade so it's not in pristine condition but nothing really wrong with it. A few strokes with a sharpening stick and some lube corrected the major problems with it. Black FRN handles with the Clip-It logo, ATS 55 blade. It's not a really old Endura because it has a removable steel clip and not the plastic one built into the handle. But I can't remember the last time ATS 55 was used by Spyderco hehe. Couple problems:
I reconditioned the knife when I first got it, i.e. cleaned all the gook out of it, sharpened it, polished the rust off. It's sharp enough and I think it will hold its edge well enough but for some reason AFTER being in a foam interior knife case in a cool dry closet for a week some of the rust seems to have come back.
Polished it off but I'm surprised to see it again. I'm not too familiar with ATS 55 is it prone to corrossion or something? I've had ATS 34 before and it seemed to do fine. Is ATS 55 that much different? Should I use some kind of rust inhibitor?
Also the clip naturally looks like crap; the coating is coming off slowly but surely which is not a big deal considering its age. I was hoping to know if there is a way to maybe polish it and just make it silver (which would look actually do a lot to improve the aesthetics here).
It's kind of fun to take someone's old knife and get it back into EDC-worthy shape. It hasn't been abused it was just a knife used by a non-knut for several years and he decided it was better to sell it for a quick $20 than fix it up a little. Hate to see a good Spyderco go to waste and all that
I got it in pretty good condition for $20. It was about as sharp as a bowling ball and there are some scratches on the blade so it's not in pristine condition but nothing really wrong with it. A few strokes with a sharpening stick and some lube corrected the major problems with it. Black FRN handles with the Clip-It logo, ATS 55 blade. It's not a really old Endura because it has a removable steel clip and not the plastic one built into the handle. But I can't remember the last time ATS 55 was used by Spyderco hehe. Couple problems:
I reconditioned the knife when I first got it, i.e. cleaned all the gook out of it, sharpened it, polished the rust off. It's sharp enough and I think it will hold its edge well enough but for some reason AFTER being in a foam interior knife case in a cool dry closet for a week some of the rust seems to have come back.
Polished it off but I'm surprised to see it again. I'm not too familiar with ATS 55 is it prone to corrossion or something? I've had ATS 34 before and it seemed to do fine. Is ATS 55 that much different? Should I use some kind of rust inhibitor?
Also the clip naturally looks like crap; the coating is coming off slowly but surely which is not a big deal considering its age. I was hoping to know if there is a way to maybe polish it and just make it silver (which would look actually do a lot to improve the aesthetics here).
It's kind of fun to take someone's old knife and get it back into EDC-worthy shape. It hasn't been abused it was just a knife used by a non-knut for several years and he decided it was better to sell it for a quick $20 than fix it up a little. Hate to see a good Spyderco go to waste and all that
