Gayle Bradley staining questions

Bladenoobie1

Bladenoobie1

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I finally have a gayle bradley on order and I'm estatic to finally be getting one. I live in Southern California so corrosion is hard of issue. This knife will be used for common utility/edc tasks but I may come across in instance where I need it for basic food prep. If I were say cutting some oranges, as long as I washed the blade shortly after cutting the fruit will no staining occur? Or will an immediate stain appear such as those on 10XX carbon steels or O1.

- BN
 
I actually had a very slight patina form on mine after about a few months of using it regularly, from cutting mangoes, onions, garlic, apples, and many other foods. The patina started to form mainly on the "weatherford" and Spyderco logos, and at the shoulder of the grind. I did wash and wipe it dry shortly after using it each time though. My GB Air is also forming a very light patina in the same way, and it is just barely noticeable on the edge bevels. I just went ahead and had my GB & M4 Military acid-etched a while back, so less maintenance would be needed.
 
Thanks for the reply. I don't plan on using the GB for food prep only unless I really have to. Being that it took a few months for you to form a slight patina, I'm not too worried. I was just concerned on how easily the steel would stain. But it seems not too bad from your description.
 
Just wash and dry it well after use, and it'll be ok. I used a few drops of mineral oil in my pivot from time to time, and that was basically about it.
 
You could always hand rub it with flitz or another metal polish to help keep the patina/staining away.
 
M4 is FAIRLY stain resistant with just a bit of maintenance. I've had my GB pretty much since they were released, and so far the blade looks new. It WILL take a patina, but unlike Super Blue or something similar, on M4 it is slow to build unless you force it. On steels like that when a patina DOES start to form I take a few swipes with a Cape Cod cloth and it vanishes.
 
CPM4 does not patina nearly as easily as the 10xx series of simple carbon steels. I have only cut a little fruit with my GB and the patina is barely visible.
 
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