removing rust

Light rust can usually be removed with metal polish. I have been using a Canadian product called "Peek." The auto parts stores carry such products, as do the auto sections of big box stores. I use it with course paper towling, itself somewhat abrasive..

I have 2000 grit sandpaper for more serious rust problems.

For really bad rust, I use a dip called Evap-O-Rust.
 
Celbii, Hi! and welcome to the Cantina. The fastest way to get a lot of info on this is to do a search of this forum for "rust" or "rust removal." There are probably a few tens of thousands of words on the subject, with different methods to try.

For now, I can tell you that I usually use a green Scotchbrite scrubbing pad soaked in WD-40, or any kind of oil will do. This quickly removes rust and also leaves a satin finish instead of the full polished finish your HI khuk probably came with (unless it's a Villager model or one of Sgt Karka's newer efforts.) The WD-40 leaves behind a trace layer after you wipe the blade down that will help protect the metal against future rusting.

I usually will leave the satin finish as it is easy to maintain, but if you want the full polish back you can always buff it back on a buffer wheel, and trial and error is the key there. I used to use red rouge only, but find that if I start with a slightly more abrasive compound and then work up to the RR that I have better results.

However, if you are going to use your khuk at all for chopping, then I recommend sticking with the satin finish you get with the scotchbrite pad. Every time you use your khuk, you can quickly rub out the marks left by whatever you were chopping, and the khuk will always look nice.

Good luck!

Regards,

Norm
 
If you don't want to change the mirror-like finish start with the least abrasive stuff first.

Metal polish, like flitz seems to work well.

Without a buffing wheel, keeping such a high polish isn't too difficult as long as you don't let rust become too bad.

Depends on how deep the rust on the blade already is. If it's just light surface stuff, the flitz or metal polish should work ok. If it's deep pitting it's gonna be more difficult.

When you're done, you can use some car wax to keep the blade from rusting while in storage.
 
Thomas Linton said:
Gee, Bruise, I thought you might suggest sand. :p :D
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I was, but as my Uncle Ben always used to tell me, "With great power comes great responsibility."

Besides, I'm sold out of my 1 grit polishing rocks.
 
I have been using this to remove rust from some African pieces I just got. Works very well, but turns the blade dark. Now working on ways to remove the dark coating. VERY Good for heavily rusted pieces as well as light rust.

I have a YCS blem that I have been using to chop Kudzu. Does an incredible job. Will try this process on it tomorrow. Will post some pix if it works.

http://www3.telus.net/public/aschoepp/electrolyticrust.html

So far I really like it. I made a setup like the plastic drum in the picture, but I used a big plastic garbage can from Home Depot ($10) and six four foot rebar ($10 more) cut to fit, a bottle of Red Devil Lye ($3 -- extremely diluted, but still wear gloves) and an old battery charger. Less than $30 for setup (already had the charger).

CAUTION: It does liberate oxygen and hydrogen gas. NO Smoking! Kind of smells, too, but is non-toxic. I just put a fan by it and all is well.

Going to be cleaning off some rust from my 1959 BMW R-69 Motorcycle and beginning restoration as soon as I finish my African choppers and stickers.

Want to see some African choppers? Spears?

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I discovered Wenol while visiting some friends in TN last year. One of the K-town crew is a knife dealer who used Wenol on electron miscroscopes, and discovered it works great on knives, too. Not cheap, but the...best...ever: http://www.2spi.com/catalog/supp/supp3a.shtml

John, who just got his own can in last night.
 
If it is a user blade, recommend sticking to a satin finish as it is easy to maintain. You could use 600 grit sandpaper or even 400 grit if you wanted. If you want the original mirror finish back, you will have to use a buffing wheel.
 
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