best stuff to remove patina or rust on a knife blade or stained g10

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autoknives23

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Im looking for the best stuff / non abrasive... something that wont scratch up a knife. But something that will remove surface rust or patina. And also something that cleans stained/dirty g10. Thank you.
 
Not sure about the rust patina but those white scrub all pads will clean that G-10 well. can't remember the name but they have cleaner in them get it wet and it will clean almost anything.
 
IDK about using it on G10, but I have a Rust Eraser block that does a nice job on steel. Got it from NGK a while back. As far as the G10 goes, I've used WD40 o some of my handles and that's worked pretty well, esp. if you use a toothbrush (someone else's, not yours) to scrub the more aggressive G10.
 
Go to auto parts store and buy some wheel polish. It's basically jewelers rouge. It will remove patina and polish the steel too.
 
autoknives23 said:
Im looking for the best stuff / non abrasive... something that wont scratch up a knife. But something that will remove surface rust or patina. And also something that cleans stained/dirty g10. Thank you.
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For RUST (red iron oxide), either some fine steel wool scrubbing, with mineral oil or WD-40, can knock that off. Can also scrub with baking soda & water.

For PATINA (black iron oxide), it's a bit harder and more firmly-bound than red rust; metal polish like Flitz or Simichrome, or Mother's Mag Wheel Polish, can remove that. These are a POLISH, which means it'll shine the steel as well. These will handle the red rust as well.

I've heard that WD-40 or mineral oil, or something similar, can clean up the rougher types of G10; either will also darken it. If the G10 happens to be polished, it's much easier to clean; I've used Windex to do it, and it worked very well. Even a metal polish like Simichrome can clean up polished G10 very nicely (follow that with some Windex as well); I've used this method on one of my knives with polished G10 handles.

(The 'rust eraser' blocks are fairly coarsely-abrasive, and will scratch a polished blade, leaving sort of a 'satin' finish behind. Ask me how I know this... ;))


David
 
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Wow thank you guys I really appreciate all the great info on everything that can help me, thank you so much!
 
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