Cleaning stains from knife.

[anderson_t]

Hello friends,

So a few years back I got this hand crafted kitchen knife as a present from my father. Unfortunately I managed to get some pretty persistent stains in it. I know it's not the most beautiful knife in the world, specially with those horrible stains, but it gets the job done and I really wanted to make it look a little better. I tried scrubbing it with a regular sponge and some steel wool sponge but that only made it look worse, not a very good idea.
I`m not really big knife enthusiast, otherwise I`d have managed not to get those ugly stains in my knife, not even sure what kind of steel that is, probably not stainless since it accumulates rust pretty quickly.
I was wondering if you fellas had any tips I could use to make my knife look a little better. Pics below.

http://imgur.com/a/l4dJB
http://imgur.com/a/NEqZ3


Thanks in advance,
Anderson.




edit: Damn, I thought I put this thread in the maintenance section, can a mod move it for me?

 

[JR88FAN]

I personally think that a Patina like that adds charachter.

I have never tried to remove them, so I am not sure how you would go about it, but here is the best place to ask:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/794-Maintenance-Tinkering-amp-Embellishment

 

[flarp]

I've used the Miracle Cloth towels before to remove a patina. There may be other/better methods, but that was relatively inexpensive and pretty easy.

 

[Hickory n steel]

That's just a nice patina, all that needs to do is to use it and let it develops more.
It may not look to great now, but it will eventually 👍

 

[JR88FAN]

That's just a nice patina, all that needs to do is to use it and let it develops more.
It may not look to great now, but it will eventually 👍

Just to add to that, if you want it to look great without waiting, you can always force your own Patina...

 

[anderson_t]

Just googled it, fair enough, a full blown patina does add quite some personality to a blade. Guess I`ll keep the patina and let it develop naturally.
Thanks a lot for the info fellas! :thumbup:

 

[arrowhd]

Nothing wrong with a patina on a well used blade. Having said that, Flitz polish is very good stuff.

 

[scubisino]

in my experience, sand paper is the best way to remove stains. I begin with 180, 400, 800, 1000 and finish with the 2000 sand paper... the result is a shiny almost new blade..

 

[pbcg]

I'll second Flitz. Removes rust, stains, and tarnish.

 

[anderson_t]

Great, I don`t think they sell that brand in my country, so I`ll just get a local alternative. 3M usually sells good quality products, I guess I`ll try that.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Great, I don`t think they sell that brand in my country, so I`ll just get a local alternative. 3M usually sells good quality products, I guess I`ll try that.

If referring to metal polish similar to Flitz, you might look for Simichrome, if you're in Europe; it's made in Germany.


David