Rust on my damascus skyline, how do i fix it.

stebolicious

stebolicious

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So, i was cleaning the knife and making it look all pretty, and i noticed something that just killed me inside...

The entire edge of the blade (right above the sharpened portion) is starting to become ridden with rust spots!!!!! :(

Is there a good way (if any) to get rid of it without affecting the look of the damascus or do i just have live with it.
 
don't know if this will work with damascus, but i have to do it frequently on every bead-blast/satin kershaw i own.

soak the area with gun oil or wd-40 and let it sit for a few minutes, then rub the affected area with the edge of a penny. it should be hard enough to remove the rust but soft enough to not scratch/damage the finish. i have had to take more drastic steps, but this is always my first remedy, and usually works. :thumbup:
 
Just rub it with mineral oil.. I wouldn't try the penny trick, might mess up the pattern
 
i keep my Skyline Dam in light coat of mineral oil at all time. i never use that knife. but with my regular Skyline, i clean it may once every other month or so with peanut butter. it gets rid of light surface rust fine. i just leave the peanut butter on the edge for awhile, then rub it in and whipe off. my Skyline gets covered with latex all the time from cutting figs and branches. peanut butter works for me.
 
I've used an onion to remove rust off kitchen knives before. Just cut into it repeatedly. I tried that after reading about it, since I didn't want to use harsher/inedible chemicals or use abrasives to scratch up the finish, and it worked. Don't know if the onion juice affects the finish on damascus steels though. It seems fine on both stainless and carbon steels.
 
I talked with a custom maker and he advised me to only use toothpaste..It did take off most of the rust spots on my damascus, but still sent it back to him for a total cleanup.
Def. need to have a coat of oil on it when stored.
 
Crumpled up aluminum foil works well too. Just crumple a small piece, lightly wet it and scrub away. I don't, however, know if it will affect the damascus finish.
 
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