Rust on new EDC 154CM

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Klaus

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Based on this forums good reviews I just got my little delayed christmas present in - the CUDA EDC in 154 CM from 1SKS - WOW ! What a beautiful knife - and as close to perfect as things can possibly be - so I´m very impressed except the little rust forming on the letters on the blade - pretty similar to what was described here http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=165828

Can Will Fennel possibly give me a hand ? Seems the other people were helped out quite nicely - maybe I can just treat the blade with the right tool to get rid of the rust without distroying the letters ? I would like to avoid sending the knife in to Camillus as I´m in europe and besides the troubles with cross-ocean shipping I just have gotten the knife today and also wouldn´t like to sent it away the next day - its such a nice piece and I would love to use it instead of ship it.

And thanks to all the EDC reviews and reviewers here in BF-land - this one is truly a winner and keeper

TIA

Klaus
 
Klaus,
Thanks for being a customer! First, I would like for you to know, that IF you wnated to send your knife in, we would be glad to take care of it for you. But, I do understand not wanting to send it "across the pond". Its pretty simple to take care of yourself actually.....

What has happened, is that when we etched the logo on the blade, someone didn't clean off the acid from the etch process thoroughly enough. With 154cm having a relatively high carbon content for a "stainless" steel, it has formed a "crusty, oxidized film"[rust] around the area of the etch. It should clean off easily without undue damage to the etch[some SLIGHT damage is unavoidable, but no more than a weeks use would deliver]. Here is what I would do if it were my knife.....

First, I would try lightly polishing the etch with a clean cloth and a polishing agent like FLITZ. Another brand I use, which happens to be a German company, is WENOL polishing cream. Another is SEMI-CHROME. Polish lightly, and then clean and check out the etch. It shouldn't take much,...and the more you polish, the more it will "weaken" the etch.

If this treatment didn't get the results you wnated, I would use a fine grade of scotchbrite pad, and liberally coat the area with oil. VERY lightly rub the area with the scotchbrite, and clean the area. This has the most potetial for damaging the etch, but it can be done if you don't use much pressure.

I would suggest the first process, using the polishing cream, as it is less abrasive. If for any reason that you feel uncomfortable doing this, let us know, and we will still be glad to service the knife for you. Its our fault that you recieved a knife that had oxidation out of the box. But I think you won't have any problems fixing this one yourself;)

Klaus,
I wish I were going to be able to converse further with you as you work on this, but I msut take my computer offline to have it serviced. I'll be offline until Monday 12/31 afternoon. I'll check back to this post then to see how things went for you!

Happy New Year!
 
Dear Will,

thank you very much for your indepth how-to on this issue - I´m really happy with the EDC and hope to have this tiny flaw resolved myself without problems after getting your much appreciated advice - sorry for bringing this up as we say "betweeen the years" which usually is a time more for family than business issues but I was a little impatient with this new "toy" and I´m very impressed with you helping out customers at this time of the year - thank you very much !

I will keep you posted on this and hope things will work out well - I anyway got the impression that the issue is at most cosmetic and not too much to worry about. Dou you think this Tuf-Cloths would fix things easier ?

Best regards

Klaus
 
Will,

managed to pretty much get that rust away from the letters and keep most of the letters intact - thanks again for your input.

Klaus
 
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