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Pirates > Ninjas
USMC > Insurgents
Iron Oxide > Cuda MAXX 5.5
Now, I LOVE my Maxx. I'm not complaining; I knew what "tool steel" meant when I bought it. However, I have a shameful admission to make: I have allowed the knife to rust.
Actually, with all the concern I've read about the blade, that's been the least of my problems. I polished a bit of light rust staining off the blade and called it good. It has since had a fairly heavy rust preventative rubbed into it and as long as I keep it oiled, I don't think it'll be a problem.
No, what has bothered me has been the rust all over the small screws, the pivot and the thumb stud! I don't know why, but I always assumed these would be stainless. Now I have tiny parts coated in rust. I'd like to remove the rust and blue them or something, maybe just coat them with Renaissance Wax or the like, but I can't figure out how to remove the rust first.
I put all these small parts into a small jar of baking soda and put the whole thing in a vibratory tumbler for awhile, hoping that the fine powder would clean the rust out of the small crevices for me. That got nowhere. I just pulled the parts out and they're as rusty as ever.
What do I need to do to rescue my beloved Maxx? Here's what I'm checking online this morning. If Will or someone else can help me out, that'd be great. I realize there's not likely to be a lot of traffic here on Thanksgiving morning, of course.
1. Can I find the exact same pieces, but in stainless? If I do, is there any drawback to doing that? I'm assuming Camillus passed on the stainless option to save a buck, but is there a compelling reason other than that? I'm also not sure where or how to find such parts. And that won't help with the thumb stud or the pivot, as I imagine those are Camillus-specific parts.
2. What would Camillus or DDR charge me to clean up or replace these parts?
USMC > Insurgents
Iron Oxide > Cuda MAXX 5.5
Now, I LOVE my Maxx. I'm not complaining; I knew what "tool steel" meant when I bought it. However, I have a shameful admission to make: I have allowed the knife to rust.
Actually, with all the concern I've read about the blade, that's been the least of my problems. I polished a bit of light rust staining off the blade and called it good. It has since had a fairly heavy rust preventative rubbed into it and as long as I keep it oiled, I don't think it'll be a problem.
No, what has bothered me has been the rust all over the small screws, the pivot and the thumb stud! I don't know why, but I always assumed these would be stainless. Now I have tiny parts coated in rust. I'd like to remove the rust and blue them or something, maybe just coat them with Renaissance Wax or the like, but I can't figure out how to remove the rust first.
I put all these small parts into a small jar of baking soda and put the whole thing in a vibratory tumbler for awhile, hoping that the fine powder would clean the rust out of the small crevices for me. That got nowhere. I just pulled the parts out and they're as rusty as ever.
What do I need to do to rescue my beloved Maxx? Here's what I'm checking online this morning. If Will or someone else can help me out, that'd be great. I realize there's not likely to be a lot of traffic here on Thanksgiving morning, of course.
1. Can I find the exact same pieces, but in stainless? If I do, is there any drawback to doing that? I'm assuming Camillus passed on the stainless option to save a buck, but is there a compelling reason other than that? I'm also not sure where or how to find such parts. And that won't help with the thumb stud or the pivot, as I imagine those are Camillus-specific parts.
2. What would Camillus or DDR charge me to clean up or replace these parts?
