Cheap Rust Prevention?

Spectre

Spectre

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I currently own 4 HI kukris, and am in the process of trying some different knives for other tasks. One knife I got this week was an Ontario Field Knife. This knife is high carbon with no blade coating, and these knives (Old Hickory, etc) are known for taking a good edge, but rusting easily.

Any suggestions for inexpensive rust resistance? Would taping the edge and spray painting the rest of the blade work? Any input appreciated.

Regards,

John
 
Spectre? the REAL professionals here will give you better advice, and the collectors have used a wide variety of excellent techniques.

I have few knives by comparison, and work with them often so... I just use Johnson's paste wax for cars. Think Sarge suggested Chapstick, but that may be just because it was all he had in Afganistan.
 
especially if you're gonna use this in cinnjunction with food at any time. If you like the idea of spray coating, tape the edge and hit it with a few coats of rust-oleum. May need to touch it up after a while in the field.

DIY Spray coatings don't look that good, and are best left to yard/garden tools and machetes.

Keith
 
One of the knives- the one I'm most interested in protecting- is one that will have clearing light brush as its dedicated mission. It won't ever contact food. The other is much shorter, and not really a garden tool. Perhaps continual coat of oil on shorter, and rustoleum on larger?
 
make sure the large blade is oil and dirt free, using Isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel or shop rag. Then yer ready to coat.

Rust-oleum comes in many different colors these days.
 
i'm having good luck with cold blue and some light oil.

on blades i don't wish to blue, i wax it, and then still wipe down with some oil.

personally i would avoid paint, but hey if ya got it on hand go for it. i'd like to know how well it'll hold up.
 
Good reports on this one on several of the gun forums:

http://www.corrosionx.com/

Available through Brownells. One S&W poster used it on a blued revolver that had been boxed and stored in high humidity since the late '80s. Gun had a full coverage of red. A few applications removed the rust entirely, and DID NOT remove the blueing. Got a couple of badly neglected blades I'll try it on when Brownells order comes in.
 
Don't have much to say any more, but "Rust Prevention" always gets my attention. HA.
 
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