Orange Fruit Residue Clean-up?

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I was cutting some oranges the other day with my Endura. I forgot to wipe off the juice that was on my blade.

When I got home I tried to clean it up, but it still left a residue. Tried cleaning it with rubbing alcohol.

Gents have any idea on how to get this residue off?
 
With a lot of foods, you can use the same thing that left the residue in the first place. Try using the juice from another orange, if you have one. If not, try some other fruit juice. Apply it, let it soak a little, scrub. Then wash the blade as usual, with a little soap & water. Here are some other suggestions:

Windex (window cleaner). Let it soak a bit before wiping it off.
Goo Gone. This happens to be a citrus-based cleaner, designed to remove sticky residue from price stickers, decals, etc. If you haven't seen this before, it can usually be found at Walmart, Home Depot, among other places.
WD-40 might work too. Again, let it soak a bit first.

By the way, Windex works very well for wiping down the blade AFTER using the Goo Gone or WD-40. Both of those products will leave an oily residue if they otherwise aren't cleaned off.
 
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Any residue left by cutting oranges should clean off readily with soap and water. If it doesn't, the steel has been discolored.
 
If, by 'residue', you are referring to the sticky, gooey, sugary stuff left after the moisture evaporated, my original suggestions still apply.

If, on the other hand, the 'residue' is a grey or rust-colored spot (oxidation), try some Bar Keeper's Friend. You can find it in the same place as Comet and other cleansers at the grocery store. It's available in either powder or liquid form. With the powder, sprinkle some into a glass dish, add just enough water to make a paste, then use a paper towel or Q-tip to apply just a little paste to the stain on the blade. This stuff works by chemical reaction (oxalic acid) with the metal oxide on the blade. It works very fast. Rub it around a little bit, and you should see the stain diminish or disappear altogether. Rinse it off immediately, and thoroughly.

For light rust or oxidation on steel, this stuff (Bar Keeper's Friend) really works. I've used it to remove rust stains on some of my 'stainless' tableware, and also to remove rust stains from some of my china/stoneware plates left wet in the sink with knives/forks/spoons laying on them. Some of those stains had been there for years, and came off literally in seconds. Also works great for cleaning ceramic stones/hones after sharpening your knives.

http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/cleaning.html
 
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