Blade Polishing

[satterfield]

Not knowing, I guess I did a dumb thing... I had a couple of spyderco and
cold steel folders in my boat for awhile where they developed a coat of
rust. I applied some liquid rust away to the blades and left them overnight.
Wow, now I have turned some nice blades to dull ones with dark spots. I have
tried some metal polish but is not working very well.

Appreciate any suggestions to polishing material and procedure that may rectify this
mistake.

Jack

 

[Ravenclaw]

I would suggest you get Happich Simichrome. I got mine at a motorcycle shop and it works great. You can also find it on the web.
Ravenclaw

 

[Phillip Jones]

If the knives pitted deep enough it is time to get out the sandpaper and hand rub the blades. Wrap the paper around a square block or file then move it the length of the blade.

 

[Osbourn]

Pay attention to the grind on hand sanding, though. If they're hollow grinding, then you'll need to form a sanding block to match the grind, or the paper without the block in that area.

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Oz

"When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt."
- Henry J. Kaiser

 

[magnum .44]

make your self a wooden sanding stick, and sand with 600grt, or 400 them 600, if needed, and buff with whiite rouge, until you get a mirror that is not cloudy, and very bright.