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Monofletch

Monofletch

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I deliver mail to an old Mom and Pop hardware store. The guy is a knife guru, he collects old stockmans and such. Anyway- I showed him the new (older) knife set I had. They are older, but sat for years ...un- kept. He said to me, " You know...toothpaste will shine these up and get rid of the tarnish and stains." Has anyone ever used toothpaste to remove spots or polish up a blade?

Fast forward to last night--- I grab the set and truck on down to the master bath. I have the Collgate Total and my $80 Sonicare in hand. It's working like a charm- the Sonicare is ripping through the years of neglect- I am giggling like a child. Enter Mommabear!! "What are you doing?-- THAT IS MY TOOTHBRUSH!!" Without thinking I said, "Duh! Do you think I would use mine!" Guys, she didn't see the humor in it..... Lucky for me Target had spare parts! :o She said I owed her....... Do you think I should get her a new knife??

Before you think I am a wierdo- I have spare heads for my brush---I planned on changing them after!
 
Just a tip, but if a person is ever planning on selling antique knives, DON'T EVER clean or polish them. It might make them look nice and pretty but people who like to buy antique knives generally prefer for them to have years of natural patina on them. Cleaning and polishing can ruin their value. It may sound contrary to common sense, but that's the way it is in the antiques world.
 
I always save my old Sonicare heads for cleaning things. I've used toothpaste before but any mild cleaning compound works. They also work great for the bolt carrier assembly on an AR.
 
I use an old toothbrush and toothpaste to clean my stainless steel watch bracelet. Seems to do the trick but others have noted that this method *can* scratch up jewelry-grade metals so be careful how/when/where you use it.

Maybe Mommabear has been using YOUR toothbrush all this time. Maybe you owe yourself a new knife... :D
 
Monofletch said:
THAT IS MY TOOTHBRUSH!!"
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Many years ago when I was very young, my grandparents would tell me if I didn't behave they were going to "clean my plow". We were at my grandparents farm one time and they caught me with a small plowhead cleaning it with my grandmother's toothbrush.
 
Geat story, I can relate to it.

FWIW ...

I used to use toothpaste to lube patches on my BP C&B rifles, for the first 100-150 rounds, polished up the bore real nice snd definiterly improved accuracy.

A couple of passes with 0000 steel wool can do wonders for a bore your shooting cast bullets in too.

Regards,
:)
 
That's priceless! I know I would have said the same thing! Just change out the heads and apologize. If you feel you need to get her a present go for it, but in would just apologize and maybe take her out to eat or something. Tooth paste can be used for a few different things! I would have loved to seen her face though! That'll be one she holds over you for awhile I bet!
 
Mascara (sp?) brushes are also very good cleaning tools. The wire cores that hold the bristles seem to be fairly thin so the brush can fit into tight areas.

I keep some old tooth brushed on my work bench for cleaning stuff. I also keep one (new and only for kitchen use) by the kitchen sink along with the usual things used for scrubbing and washing dishes.

I have an ultrasonic bath that gets used for the knives and jewelery.

Ric
 
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