Is this rust? If so, simple way to remove? Thanks

I'm a clean freak. Are we talking about 5 minutes of 'scrubbing' or are we talking hours of doing different techniques with different products? :p

I want to order my new ESEEs!
 
put some sand paper on the brown spot and scrubbed lightly. Now I have 'scraping marks' on the blade :mad:

So.. this is not working. As my question on page 2. Will doing all this "rust work" get rid of that brown outline completely? Or will I still see the brown rust or the outline of the rust.

I guess I should stop doing this until I hear more feedback. I'm a total noobing, working with a nice expensive knife.
 
Ekdrm2d1 said:
I got a question.

Will 'removing this rust' bring the knife back to it's original state?
I think I'm doing this wrong. It's not really working. I can still see the 'brown' and see the outline where the brown rust was.

:confused:
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It's most likely in deeper than you can scrub out. The bristles of the tooth brush really aren't going to reach into it well enough to get it out. If you looked at the edge under a microscope, it would make perfect sense. You're going to need to sharpen it in some fashion. Lightly sharpening will remove enough metal off the edge and the rust along with it. You'd do this anyway when the time came to sharpen it. As an quick improvised sharpener, go find yourself an old leather belt, it'll probably get the job done. Use the rougher inside of the belt would be my suggestion.

No need to run out and buy a new knife, that one is perfectly fine.
 
thats just surface rust. couple good swipes or strops would`ve vanished that. some fine grit wouldve gotten rid of that. you`re thinking too hard lol
 
Ekdrm2d1 said:
That sandpaper did my blade wrong! :(
It may have changed the shape of the edge?
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Doubt it, you'd have to be scrubbing pretty hard. If you plan on using the knife at all it's going to get scratches on it eventually, so I wouldn't worry about some scuffing on the edge. Again, a quality sharpener will buff that off too.
 
Thanks for the two replies.

Yeah, I don't think I should buy the Junglas or Lite Mechete yet. I don't know what I'm doing.. :(
 
Ekdrm2d1 said:
That sandpaper did my blade wrong! :(
It may have changed the shape of the edge?
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Yea im sure it did change the shape of the edge. Just strop the freaking thing already :p

Actually, id just go ahead and buy a sharpener and do it that way if i were you:thumbup:
 
Magus said:
Doubt it, you'd have to be scrubbing pretty hard. If you plan on using the knife at all it's going to get scratches on it eventually, so I wouldn't worry about some scuffing on the edge. Again, a quality sharpener will buff that off too.
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Depends on what grit paper he used. It doesnt take much to round the edge of a blade.

Ekdrm2d1 said:
I don't know what I'm doing.. :(
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You dont say?:p

Just hang in there man. Well get you there in no time. All it takes is a little practice and patience. This site is a wealth of knowledge so just start searching any time you have a question:thumbup:
 
brokeassp said:
drm you talkin abotu the scratches on the coating or the edge?
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Blade.

sceraxn said:
Yea im sure it did change the shape of the edge. Just strop the freaking thing already :p
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Not so sure anymore.. Maybe I'm just over thinking things for the worse.

Cleaner, but still there?
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SOS pad, tooth brush, and sand paper. The brown outline is still there.
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Scrapes from the sand paper:
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LMAO! I dont even see any scrapes on the coating in that last pic.

put the sandpaper down and buy an idiot-proof sharpener. ha
 
Not on the coating, jerry. On the metal blade edge. You see the scrapes? lol.

My friend just told me I could use olive oil in the pantry! Really? Bladeforums told me to buy mineral oil :(
 
The blade looks fine. I see some side to side scratches but they arent bad, and they edge doesnt look rolled or anything. Just go buy a sharpener and do it that way.

Have you cut anything that could stain the blade?
 
Ekdrm2d1 said:
That sandpaper did my blade wrong! :(
It may have changed the shape of the edge?
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Seriously dude, you need to calm down a bit here...

This is a knife, one of the most basic tools known to mankind. Not only that, it's made by ESEE, one of the most BA knifemakers around, and you are babying this knife like it's a lost relic of the ancient world.

Your knife is fine, it has a small "patina" on the edge, like I said in an earlier post, and it is nothing to worry about. If you aren't sure what a patina is, look it up.

You need to put down the sandpaper, pick up the knife, and start using it. Soon, you need to acquire the skill of knife sharpening. This will take some time and practice, but if you are going to own nice knives you have to learn how to sharpen.

Until then, relax. It's a knife that is designed to be used, not pampered. I took my Junglas out yesterday and helped my friend clear some trails through his property. It was intense, and the whole coating of my knife is gone in the sweet spot of the blade. I'm probably going to strip the whole thing off. But I got the knife back, sharpened it up again, and now it has a mirror polished shaving sharp edge.

Until you learn how to care for your knives, you will never be comfortable using them the way ESEE wants you to.
 
Ekdrm2d1 said:
Sweet!

No sir. I think I've only cut a lime and paper. Safe queen :p
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That lime is what did it. The acidity in citrus fruit is often used to "force" a patina. I used lemon juice to "force" a patina on my Izula.
 
jgon said:
That lime is what did it. The acidity in citrus fruit is often used to "force" a patina. I used lemon juice to "force" a patina on my Izula.
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Were you reading our conversation on slash40 or something? I gave almost the exact same response lol

"Thats what did it. Lime and any citrus fruits have citric acid which will cause any non-stainless steels to corrode. Thats actually how many people force patinas on knives"

If you arent on that site then thats a hell of a coincidence:confused:
 
sceraxn said:
Were you reading our conversation on slash40 or something? I gave almost the exact same response lol

"Thats what did it. Lime and any citrus fruits have citric acid which will cause any non-stainless steels to corrode. Thats actually how many people force patinas on knives"

If you arent on that site then thats a hell of a coincidence:confused:
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Hahahah no honestly I don't even know what slash40 is. I just joined bladeforums a few months ago. But there you go, Safequeen ESEE 5 Guy, you got two knife dudes telling you the same information, so it must be correct, right?
 
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