Rust Removal

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What is the best way to remove a small spot of rust on a collectors knife? The best would be w/o any chemicals if possible.
 
I'd try a drop of WD-40 rubbed with a callused finger or a shop rag. If not good enough, you can try a drop of WD-40 with one of those less abrasive scotch pad type things. Local stores sell them in two grades, one more abrasive than the other. Anything more abrasive, and you're likely to put heavier and more noticeable scratches in.
 
Scotchbrite pads are too abrasive! Use 0000 steel wool and WD 40.
Bill
 
Pretty much what has already been said. A light oil on a rag or EXTREMELy mild abrasive pad. Most of the surface rust my EDC's have seen has been taken off easily by Hoppes oil on a rag.
 
I tend to defer to Bill's opinions on these matters, but I usually use Bon Ami and a sponge if I don't want to mar the surface. Don't use Comet, Ajax, or Barkeeper's. They all have harder abrasives than Bon Ami and they will scratch the surface.

But if Bill says 0000 will work, I would trust that.
 
It depends on just what kind of collectors knife it is. If it's an antique investment piece I wouldn't use anything more aggressive than a quality penetrating oil on a rag.
 
Try salt and cooking oil mixed to a paste. Rub it with that, works for me.

I took some rust spots off an etched blade without damaging the etch.

I'd try it on something else first just to be safe.
 
Using a piece of soft leather with a drop of Break Free or some other lubricant designed to get under and displace rust is what I'd recommend. I've used this with very light rust on a blued revolver and it works quite well in that you don't want to remove the blue with the rust. That and the 0000 stainless steel wool should do it. I wouldn't use standard steel wool as this can embed small particles of the steel in the blade and it could start corrosion. Stainless resists corrosion very well, but Navy tests of the S&W Model 60 revolver revealed that once rust started in stainless, that it could spread much faster than in standard carbon steel.
 
Steel wool will not "imbed" itself in knife blades. It is much softer than even the cheapest knife steels.
 
:cool:...Evenin' guys just slidin' through when i saw this thread. I've used "Ceramabrite" glass cooking top cleaner with really good results for removing rust spots from even blasted blades. It also has taken spots from mirror polished blades and made 'em sparkle...not necessary to rub too hard either. Pretty good stuff...:)
 
I recently bought a Camco with a big thumb print rust spot. I put some oil on it and just scraped the rust off with a stainless blade. Wiped off clean with no scratches. Theres still a thumb print there but it isn't rusty.
 
I recently bought a camco with a big rusty thumb print on it. I just used a little oil and scraped the rust off with a stainless blade.no scratches,the thumb print is still there but no rust.
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I learned from work not to use WD40. I have used 3 in 1 oil, and even this electric tool cleaner which works wonders. Even some good old fashioned spit and a good thumb will get most stuff out.
 
Try some auto rubbing compound, continually rub it on the rusted part with your finger until it (the rust) disapears. It worked wonders for me.
 
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