Pepper Spot Conundrum

RobertJ1

RobertJ1

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How does one go about removing pepper spots without damaging blade etch or seriously marring up the Polish on a blade? Any tips and tricks folks?
 
A dab of metal polish (Flitz, Simichrome, etc) scrubbed with something like a pencil eraser, for localized spots; I'd try that first. Green compound might also work for that as well, as should other fine polishing compounds (diamond compound @ 3µ or smaller, for example, is a very fast polisher).

You might be able to remove them with a Q-tip moistened with vinegar. Just make sure to completely rinse the vinegar off, to prevent new spotting. If the affected area darkens a bit after the vinegar, following up with the metal polish can clean that up.


David
 
Thank you very much for the advice. I will definitely try the vinegar trick first.
 
If the blade is bright polished, leave the pencil eraser alone. It will scratch your blade.
Just use Simichrome or similar polish on a soft cloth.
Vinegar may darken carbon steels.
 
It's on a Northfield 83 Tascosa...fairly bright polish. I will get some pics up in the morning.
 
Ok so here is what I'm dealing with. Not that big of a deal just something I wanted to see if I could take care of.

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Yeah, the polish should handle that, with a little 'elbow grease' thrown in.

If you're concerned about the blade etch, perhaps using a bit of painter's tape/masking tape to protect it while scrubbing with the polish might help as well.

If you do still try the vinegar, test it on a small area first. If the steel darkens (patinates) a little, the polish will clean that up as well, used the same way.


David
 
Vinegar didn't do diddly so I'm just going to have to grab some polish on Friday and try that. Is Flitz or Simichrome easy to find?
 
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