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Hey all, I'm relatively new to the forum and had a quick question -- (yes I did perform a precursory search beforehand 
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I recently came into a few lightly used custom knives made of O1. Of the lot, I have taken a liking to one in particular that i would like clean up and give to my dad. The blade in question has a mild food induced patina, which I know from previous experience can easily be removed with either simichrome or mother's mag & wheel polish and a bit of elbow grease... The problem is that the knife has really nice grind lines that I would like to maintain throughout the cleanup. In past experiences, using the above stated method (mothers & a micro fiber), I have wound up with more of a mirror polished blade as opposed to the matte contrast left by the medium grit grind lines and polished swage / spine.
Is there a way to remove the patina, while still maintaining the matte finish left by 600(?) grit fine grind lines? Any suggestions would be great -- I have 000 steel wool, various polishes, a small cloth wheel buffer, and am open to all other suggestions save for sanding the blade (did this once, won't ever do it again!).
Cheers,
Will
)I recently came into a few lightly used custom knives made of O1. Of the lot, I have taken a liking to one in particular that i would like clean up and give to my dad. The blade in question has a mild food induced patina, which I know from previous experience can easily be removed with either simichrome or mother's mag & wheel polish and a bit of elbow grease... The problem is that the knife has really nice grind lines that I would like to maintain throughout the cleanup. In past experiences, using the above stated method (mothers & a micro fiber), I have wound up with more of a mirror polished blade as opposed to the matte contrast left by the medium grit grind lines and polished swage / spine.
Is there a way to remove the patina, while still maintaining the matte finish left by 600(?) grit fine grind lines? Any suggestions would be great -- I have 000 steel wool, various polishes, a small cloth wheel buffer, and am open to all other suggestions save for sanding the blade (did this once, won't ever do it again!).
Cheers,
Will