Rust and patina question

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evergreen88

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Hello all,

I'm fairly new to this sort of thing and I got this axe head at a pawn shop. I've used a wire cup brush on a drill to clean a lot of the paint and crap off it. There wasn't much red rust that was visible on it. This is currently how it looks:
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To the naked eye under normal light it doesn't look like there is any red rust. Just the black patches which I think look pretty cool. However, when I shine my very bright headlamp at it there appears to be a decent amount of red in the black patches.

My question is, does this to be removed? What are the implications of not removing it?

Thanks!
 
Lieblad said:
In a nutshell,
Shame & ridicule...
Duh !!

Seriously, You have two choices.
Take it off or leave it on.
Either way, merely because its a Swedish axe and you have one-upped every other Axe Chump in Internetland.
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There is little not to like about a good vintage Made in Sweden axe. I also like some of the modern ones.
I guess I am a "Axe Chump in Internetland".
 
evergreen88 said:
Hello all,

I'm fairly new to this sort of thing and I got this axe head at a pawn shop. I've used a wire cup brush on a drill to clean a lot of the paint and crap off it. There wasn't much red rust that was visible on it. This is currently how it looks:
DQr75Xz.jpg


To the naked eye under normal light it doesn't look like there is any red rust. Just the black patches which I think look pretty cool. However, when I shine my very bright headlamp at it there appears to be a decent amount of red in the black patches.

My question is, does this to be removed? What are the implications of not removing it?

Thanks!
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I get the same thing, in the patina you can see some brown in the right light.
It hasn't affected mine at all, and I think that's because it's probably not an active form of rust.
What you can do is put a wire wheel in a dremel/ rotary tool if you have on and try to remove each little spot if it bothers you.
 
Everyone has their own standards but that looks clean enough for me. I would just spray it with WD-40 or your favorite oil and wipe. If you store it, just check it once in a while and remove any new rust.
 
A good way to coat and protect it from rust is to oil it and rub down with a chunk of beeswax, the oil helps cut through the wax so it will coat it.
 
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