removing burn marks from blade

brettofthejungle · May 23, 2008

Hey everyone. I have a leatherman wave that I have owned for a few years but hasn't gotten much use. Back when i first bought it, and didn't know much about knives, I heated the tip of the blade for something (can't remember what). Now the tip of the knife is a little blackened and i was wondering if there is a way i can remove that. thanks alot!

CWL · May 23, 2008

Try metal polish.

rebeltf · May 23, 2008

Keep in mind that if you heated it hotter than it would be comfortable to touch , you probably ruined the temper of the steel.

Bill DeShivs · May 23, 2008

It takes more than 400 degrees to do much to the hardness. It may be OK.
Bill

brettofthejungle · May 24, 2008

whew wish i could remember. Ah well if it breaks off i'll just have em replace it. shouldn't cost much. thanks!

bobofish · May 24, 2008

If it's just blackened there's a decent chance you didn't get it that hot, just carbon coated the tip. Hope that's what it is. If you did ruin the temper, it's not the end of the world, just the tip won't keep a very good edge and it won't be as durable. Chances are you'll never even notice if it's just the tip.

Metal polish is great, alky-hol works sometimes, Barkeepers Friend works really well, Comet isn't the worst and sometimes even WD40. Get yourself a nice scrubbing sponge or scour pad, and get to work.

brettofthejungle · May 24, 2008

Cool thanks! I'm going to try those one by one til i get it

brettofthejungle · May 24, 2008

ah yes the metal polish did the trick. thanks again guys.

yablanowitz · May 24, 2008

Just so you will know, I tried to get Leatherman to repair a bunch of my broken blades for a fee, and they wouldn't do it. They said they were all covered under warranty (even though I told them every one was my fault) and fixed them all for free. :thumbup:

Zeasor · May 24, 2008

yablanowitz said:
Just so you will know, I tried to get Leatherman to repair a bunch of my broken blades for a fee, and they wouldn't do it. They said they were all covered under warranty (even though I told them every one was my fault) and fixed them all for free. :thumbup:

Honesty just doesn't pay.

Great to know about Leatherman's warranty and customer service.

brettofthejungle · May 24, 2008

Wow very impressive. Buying a knife or multitool is always satisfying. However when you know that as long as you don't lose them, the company will keep them pristine for life, that's simply amazing.