Removing scratches from polished titanium

TreesNoDummy

TreesNoDummy

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I have a join or die sebenza with a polished show face. It has some very light scratches. They don't bother me a lot, but if there's a simple way to remove them, I'm up for giving it a try. Has anyone found a simple method for freshening up the polished titanium on a sebenza? If you have a 32 step process, then I'll just pass on trying. I also have some renaissance wax that I can add around the graphic after I polish out the scratches - or if they stay. This is a user.
 
Send it in for a spa day?

They will likely relap the surface for you.

From what I understand it's a 1000grit finish lapped on a flat surface like a piece of granite or Blanchard ground plate.
 
They charge $80 to refinish the polished surface. I would wait until you take it out of service to have that done since it will likely gain more scratches as soon as you use it again.
I have tried to repair small scratches in the past but it always seems to be a more noticeable area after working on it.
 
Thank you. Yeah if it was going to do a spa, I would wait until I truly beat it up. It's been nearly a daily carry for several years, and the scratches are minimal. I might try some rennaisance wax from now to see if that keeps it a bit more fresh.
 
nbp said:
If they are just light snail trails, try some 0000 steel wool. I have polished up machined finish titanium flashlights this way with good success.
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Hmmm good suggestion. I haven't tried this but the interesting thing is, and I believe what sets the polished handled CRK's apart from other knife finishes, that the polished versions are so perfect like without any grain marks. I've handled a few knives which have vapor wash or satin, fine satin, blasted, stonewash, etc. and never met another brand of knife that matches the unique perfection of the polished CRKs. I've used steel wool with good results on satin stainless steel knives but you can still notice the brush marks, even if super fine, up close.
 
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