Kershaw cqc-7k Rust spots

Tripton said:
$37, whatever. Kind of splitting hairs here. If Ernie didn't need his money, they would probably be $25. Point is, it is a cheap Chinese folder. Use it, and don't care about an inevitable rust spot on a bead blasted steel part of the knife.

I cannot imagine being in Kershaw's shoes fielding complaints like this about a $37 dollar knife.
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I'm just going to be frank here: what an elitist attitude. There are some folks who work two or three hours (or more!) of their work day in order to make $37. What's cheap to you, might be the result of hours of hard work for others. Kershaw is known for making good products, so if someone has an issue, they should be able to call Kershaw up REGARDLESS of how much or how little a product cost, or for that matter, be able to state a problem they're having here with it. And if so doing, it's elitist to say "You should just suck it up, it's a cheap Chinese made knife". Come on, man. We're better than that here, or should be.
 
Quiet said:
I'm just going to be frank here: what an elitist attitude. There are some folks who work two or three hours (or more!) of their work day in order to make $37. What's cheap to you, might be the result of hours of hard work for others. Kershaw is known for making good products, so if someone has an issue, they should be able to call Kershaw up REGARDLESS of how much or how little a product cost, or for that matter, be able to state a problem they're having here with it. And if so doing, it's elitist to say "You should just suck it up, it's a cheap Chinese made knife". Come on, man. We're better than that here, or should be.
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I get where you're coming from Quiet. Maybe Tripton could have said what he said a little different but I will assume the point of his post was "Use it, and don't care about an inevitable rust spot on a bead blasted steel part of the knife."

Most companies warranties that I have looked at don't consider rust to be covered. That is just simple maintenance that should be attended by the user. It is weak that it has happened so quickly but there are easy measures to take to prevent it.

As a fellow Floridian I am well aware of the woes of carbon steel and bead blasted steel. I'll take a nice stone wash over bead blast every day of the weak for this very reason.
 
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Bead blasting leads to rust if you aren't careful or perform some sort of maintenance. To remove the rust I'd give Flitz a try first since it's not in an area near the pivot.
 
It is a steel frame lock, not titanium, so it can rust. The easiest way I've found to remove rust is a good metal polish. Mothers etc.

You should be able to dab some on a thin part of a shop rag or the like and get it into the cutout. If you can't with it assembled, try taking it apart. These knives are fairly straight forward.

There are all manner of rust inhibitors, I use a lubricating oil called Quick Release, which is meant more for moving parts but it works. But heck some people have used Burts Beeswax chapstick in a pinch.
 
My Kershaw CQC-6K came with some rust forming on the spine towards the tip of the blade right out of the box. I did notice that the box didn't come with one of those little packets of silica pellets or whatever you call those packets Kershaw usually puts in the boxes to keep the knife free from moisture. No worries, though. A little bit of Flitz and a polishing cloth took it right off. Now, was the rust on the tip of the blade Kershaw's fault? Not really. The knife could have been exposed to damp conditions in transit from overseas, and/or stored in a damp warehouse before it was sent to the retailer. Stuff happens.
 
Anytime a bead blast or more aggressive sand blast finish is applied to a knife surface it is going to produce small pockets on the surface similar to our skin. These pockets hold moisture, salt, dirt, oil, etc., combined with a steel that is borderline corrosion resistant will be a concern. Extra care must be taken with a rust inhibitor applied to a surface that already has rust formation because it will trap the rust in these pockets. So the steel choice and the finish will indeed produce corrosion under the right conditions. I say just clean it up best you can and enjoy the Kershaw/ Emerson collaboration that was of nominal cost.
 
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