Polishing Carbon Steel Swords?

[K Williams]

What is the best way to polish a carbon steel(spring steel) Filipino Barong? Should I use steel wool? If so, what grade wool should I buy? What lubricant/cleaner should I use with the steel wool?

Thanks in advance.


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K. Williams
kel620@aol.com
Modern Arnis Student

 

[Berkley]

IMO even the finest steel wool is too abrasive for polishing spring steel. There was a lengthy discussion of polishing carbon steel Nepalese khukuris a while back at http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum26/HTML/000413.html . I've used Flitz with good results, others recommended Simichrome, which is similar.