rust removal

You've pretty much answered your own question. Flitz works very well removing light oxidation without leaving swirl marks that something like steel wool might do. Follow up with Tuf Cloth.

However, use Flitz sparingly and buff lightly as it sometimes has a tendency to put too much of a gleam on beadblast finishes. You may want to try a milder polish like Novus; if you can find it (try plastic specialty, or marine supply shops).
 
I use 600 grit wet-dry paper if the abrasive polish doesn't work. Sometimes I start with lower grits and sometimes I go up even higher. For a finish I hand rub semichrome on the 600 grit and buff like a madman!

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depending on the surface, a cloth with wd40 and some elbow grease can do the trick quite nicely.
 
You know, I found a weird way to remove small rust spots. Use a toothpick. Just scrape the rust spot with the point, and if it's not too bad, it should just come off. The toothpick is abrasive enough to take of the rust, but not scratch the blade. If you need too, just spritz some WD-40 to help loosen the rust up

Chris
 
There is a cloth called "Miracle Cloth", is yellow and smells like old socks...
A guy at work has Cold Steel Carbon V PeaceKeeper, large version, and even if I told him several times to use oil after using the knife, it still developed small specks of rust.
The cloth successfully removed those specks. Highly recommendable. Can also be used for non-knife cleaning, like brass, copper etc, which has been slightly corroded.
 
thanks a lot to all you guys, i think i'll try the toothpick trick, since it *almost* comes off when i rub it hard, maybe that will do it. otherwise i'm gonna try some flitz.

Pete
 
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