New knife and lots of rust.

[heavyfoldersarebest]

Just brought a new Boker Khucom from Bladehq and it arrived with plenty of rust, must have been sitting there for ages I guess because 440C doesn't rust that easily.

I purchased this knife with removing the beadblast finish in mind, so my question is will the rust come off easily when i sand the beadblast off as well? Or should I get a replacement?

Here are somes pics, rust doesn't look that extensive.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/89949683@N07/8601015657/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89949683@N07/8601015711/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89949683@N07/8601015795/in/photostream

Edit: Examined inside the sheath, its covered in some kind of brown crap, seriously it looks like particles of poo.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

If you're planning on sanding it anyway, that should take care of the rust. Doesn't look like it's very deep. The bead-blast is likely what helped foster the rust in the first place, as the texture of it tends to provide lots of places for moisture, dirt, acids and other rust-makers to cling to the steel.

If not sanding it, my first choice to remove the rust would be using a paste of Bar Keepers Friend powder + water, applying it directly to the rust spots with a Q-tip and rubbing the rust away, then rinse it thoroughly. The oxalic acid in Bar Keepers Friend does almost all the work; don't leave any of it on the blade longer than 30-60 seconds, because the acid will etch the steel. But it does remove rust almost effortlessly, and works great when used with care (read the warnings & directions on the container).


David

 

[heavyfoldersarebest]

Thanks, beadblast came off easy and so did the rust.