Badly pitted blade, what do i use?

How old? It may do more harm than good-Are you just going to use it, or are you looking to sell it/hold on to it?
 
There are chemical agents you can use like navy jelly. If the pitting is severe you will need to resand to get rid of the pockmarks.

-Cliff
 
it's about 60 years old, and the pitting is pretty severe. i'm starting to collect knives, so i'll hold on to this one but i won't use it. is there some special sandpaper i should use or do i just go from rough to fine with regular sandpaper?
 
If you sand the blade, you could ruin any value as a collector's item.
Should you decide to sand it, use wet/dry automotive sandpaper, starting with 320 grit. wrap the paper around a flat stick. Keep moving to the finer grits.
Bill
 
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