Blade cleaning question...

SASSAS

SASSAS

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Hey guys...

I just got my Foxy Fighter by Sher and it has a kind of film on the blade. I had one other, a hanshee by Bura that had the same thing. I just kind of worked it off (Ballistol, which is what I normally use just kind of smears it a bit). I don't really want to do that with a Foxy Fighter. Has anyone else had to remove this semi-clear gunk off and how did you do it? At the moment, I don't want to remove the mirror finish, though a part of me wants to etch this and the one I have by Bura and compare...

P.S. On the subject of finishes, Sbarro pizza sauce does nasty things to the mirrorfinish on a JKM.
 
As for removing the film, you might try acetone or denatured alcohol. Might get it off.

As for Sbarro pizza sauce,..........well yeah. The last time I checked, tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, etc. are all rather acidic. Got a little bit of a food etch on your JKM?:D Carefull, watermellon will do it too.:o

mike
 
the "clear film" is mineral oil - applied in Nepal, and IIRC, sometimes by Yangdu as well.

Just wipe it off with a paper towel. Hot soapy water will also work. But after you're done using the khukuri, you'll want to put more on before you resheath it - rust prevention.

mineral oil is available OTC at most pharmacies (for $1-2) and is food safe.
 
I wasn't being really clear... It's more like the spots on glasses they show in the dishwasher detergent commercials - I've never had that happen from mineral oil (I soak all my wooden handles in it and usually get it all over the blade as well). I was making it more complicated than I needed to. Water and a towel work of you rub hard enough.
 
Try Flitz or Simichrome. I think I've read where some of the guys have used either one or the other to get the film off.
Whatever it is it is damned sure tenacious! :eek: :grumpy:
 
I know what you're talking about. There was a period of time last year where it seemed like every purchase that I made had this.

Whenever I'm doing an etch, I scrub the blade with a toothbrush and foaming engine cleaner, rinse with water, and rinse again with break cleaner, carb cleaner, or acetone. This procedure removes the film although I'm not entirely sure which step it is that does it.

If you don't want to go that route, try pine oil. It cleans everything.
 
Sassas, everyone has given you good suggestions. I use really hot water, and then clean with Goo gone, which is a great citrus based cleaner, and works better than "Goof off" in my opinion. Less oily, and less harsh than acetone or other stuff. Once you get it stripped with that then you can reapply mineral oil or Ballistol, etc., to protect it.

Norm
 
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