knoefz
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I bought a used Esee 6 a little over a week ago in less than ideal cosmetic state.
Previous owner lost it outside in the rain for a while... 1095 doesn't like that.
No big deal as I plan to use it, not baby it but I like my knives took look well loved.
This is how it looked on arrival:
Restoring the edge is no issue, a few passes over my wet-stones, a bit of stropping and it's better than new
First some scrubbing to see if that would get rid of the rust
Partial success but far from perfect.
As the powdercoating was still in tact I decided to see if I could etch the rust away and deepen the logo's a bit with Ammonium Persulfate.
Here's some pictures from before, during and after the process:
This is after the initial scrubbing, but before etching.
Etching solution on an let it soak... see the bubbles forming
After a while the rust was all gone from the blade and the logo's are a bit deeper.
I'm happy with how it turned out.
Now the screws need some more love and attention, there still a bit of brown on those.
Previous owner lost it outside in the rain for a while... 1095 doesn't like that.
No big deal as I plan to use it, not baby it but I like my knives took look well loved.
This is how it looked on arrival:
Restoring the edge is no issue, a few passes over my wet-stones, a bit of stropping and it's better than new
First some scrubbing to see if that would get rid of the rust
Partial success but far from perfect.
As the powdercoating was still in tact I decided to see if I could etch the rust away and deepen the logo's a bit with Ammonium Persulfate.
Here's some pictures from before, during and after the process:
This is after the initial scrubbing, but before etching.
Etching solution on an let it soak... see the bubbles forming
After a while the rust was all gone from the blade and the logo's are a bit deeper.
I'm happy with how it turned out.
Now the screws need some more love and attention, there still a bit of brown on those.
