hello everyone, I have been stalking the forums for a while and i am excited to mod my BK2. i want to strip it but i cant seem to find the thread that told me what to use to maintain the blade after it is stripped. i don't want the blade to get rusty. Any help would be appreciated.
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Maintain a stripped blad
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blades typically don't rust as long as you wipe dry them when you're done. really. if steel was that tender, cars would fall apart overnight 
if you're wanting to be extra careful, wipe the blade down with any number of products from oils to silicone impregnated clothes.
but the most important thing is: dry. if the sheath is wet? store separately. if your environment is wet? wipe often. oil if needed.
if it's really bad? paint it
if you're wanting to be extra careful, wipe the blade down with any number of products from oils to silicone impregnated clothes.
but the most important thing is: dry. if the sheath is wet? store separately. if your environment is wet? wipe often. oil if needed.
if it's really bad? paint it
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patina is one of the long lasting ways. I use rem oil on all my blades though. Give them I wipe down with a cloth.
I like to use Japanese Tsubaki (Camellia) Oil on my blades. It leaves a nice shine and you can just see where the protection is. For the most part though, your best bet, as stated before, is to just wash it and dry it when it gets dirty/wet. I personally like a patina to form on the steel, it acts as a nice layer of semi-protection, but doesn't inhibit the blades ability to cut like a blade coating would.
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Easiest way is to just wipe them down with oil once in a while. Once or twice a month if in storage, or after any major use...you don't have to be religious about it the way you do with firearms, but just put a bit of oil on a paper towel and wipe the blade down. Any oil will work to inhibit rust, but I use all my blades for food prep as well, so I only use food-safe oils, Vegetable oil, Canola Oil, Olive Oil etc. If you're not using it for anything other than outdoor work and bushcraft, then even spraying it with WD40 will work.
Other ways to reduce corrosion and rust are polishing the surface completely smooth. The smoother the surface, the harder it is for moisture to find purchase on the steel, the faster it evaporates and the less prone to rusting it will be. Applying a patina using mustard, vinegar, mango etc will also create a pre-oxidized surface which prevents further oxidization and rusting.
Other ways to reduce corrosion and rust are polishing the surface completely smooth. The smoother the surface, the harder it is for moisture to find purchase on the steel, the faster it evaporates and the less prone to rusting it will be. Applying a patina using mustard, vinegar, mango etc will also create a pre-oxidized surface which prevents further oxidization and rusting.
I use mineral oil on mine, safe for food prep. Just regular use and sharpening will maintain rust off edge. Maybe spray a couple coats of clearcoat under the handle scales so you don't have to worry about that. Other than that like said above just wipe em down before you store them.
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Motor oil works just fine - a quart should last you quite a while.
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Ditto on the mineral oil. I found a 500 ml bottle at a local drug store for $5 and it's lasted me. Used to use boot oil that I got at a local army and surplus store, but didn't like being cautious.
Really low maintenance, just hit them with some oil about once per month. Or after an outing where it's rains the whole weekend.
But like blade said it's no big deal. Left a tomahawk out overnight in the rain and all I did was dry it off steel wool it clean and hit it with some oil. Good as new.
Really low maintenance, just hit them with some oil about once per month. Or after an outing where it's rains the whole weekend.
But like blade said it's no big deal. Left a tomahawk out overnight in the rain and all I did was dry it off steel wool it clean and hit it with some oil. Good as new.