Cleaning old sword with etching

[Ekimhsa]

Does anybody know if there’s any products that you should stay away from when trying to clean the rust and patina off of a blade that has etching on it. I do not want to remove any of the etching just some of the patina so I can see the etchjng better. For any products you suggest to use?

 

[Triton]

Knowing nothing about the value of the piece Or even what the piece is I would recommend applying chalk to the etching to see it better. Removing patina especially on Japanese swords destroys value.

 

[T.McGee]

Scholagladiatoria youtube channel has some sword cleaning and restoration videos along with many educational historical videos.

 

[toker]

Host the picture on imgur and post the picture here.

 

[Tejano Libre]

Does anybody know if there’s any products that you should stay away from when trying to clean the rust and patina off of a blade that has etching on it. I do not want to remove any of the etching just some of the patina so I can see the etchjng better. For any products you suggest to use?

Antique Sword Cleaning — Forde Military Antiques

How and when to clean up antique arms and armour is, by far, the most common question I receive. Each collector has their own preferences—some like to leave their items completely untouched while others will happily embrace full-on restoration. For me, the correct level of cleaning lies somewhere in

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