Kershaw Skyline Question

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kershawguy13

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I received my new Skyline about a week ago and after use it had a few scratches. I polished them out (I know, dumb) and in the process the edges or bevel of the blade were polished. Could this cause any issues like rusting?
 
Nope I don't think it will cause any issues with rusting at all man. It actually looks pretty darn good to me.
 
Thanks man. I thought it looked kinda cool, just didn't know if it would cause any rusting issues.
 
I'm digging the new Kershaw logo the more I see it. And the knife looks awesome, man.
 
I should polish up my Skyline, it got some small rust pit marks on it pretty easily when I was carrying it a while back and that was while just sitting in my pocket, not actually being used.
 
Yeah that's the thing, it was virtually brand new at the time and had done very little cutting other than the odd cardboard box. It was not used on food, in the rain or anything. The only moisture it would have been exposed to is from my hand when handling it. 99% of the time it was in my pocket.
 
The standard bead blasr is more susceptible to rust than a polished finish. That said, if scratches bother you, stonewash your blade!
 
You should be fine. If anything, the polished surface may be less prone to rust (as mentioned above), as there are fewer places for water/moisture to "stick". As for the scratches, the blade will take them on as you use the knife normally anyway. A stonewash finish will hide scratches from usage very well. Similarly, the blackwash models (essentially stonewashed DLC coating) also hide use scratches very well.
 
I took some Mothers Mag polish and some sandpaper to a couple of my user Kershaw blades to see what it would do and really like how it turned out. The bead blast where I am at tends to get the small rust spots really easy. I'll try and post up some pics of my JYD and Nerve tonight.
 
The higher the polish, the less vulnerable to corrosion, generally speaking. Beadblasting is supposed to be a fairly poor finish if you're worried about corrosion, as it basically makes a bunch of little divots in the surface of the blade that moisture can hold on to. That said, this is all theoretical from me - I'm pretty fastidious about my knives, if you're not working with excessive moisture and dry it off before putting it away, you'll probably be fine with 14C28N.
 
I think I want to polish the whole blade. Would Flitz work for this and should I take it apart? Would Flitz remove the logo on the blade?
 
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