Spydercard rusts before my eyes

vactor

vactor

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ok, so i LOVE my spydercard (do a search, you'll see) and i carry it EVERYWHERE!! i was washing my car yesterday and must have had some moisture get on the pocket in which i carry it. by the time i was all done a few hours later, i had a nice, big fat rust stain the size of a penny on one side of the blade! i had coated the blade in some AG russel ant rust lube about 10 days earlier, and yet it STILL did not seem to prevent the rust. is the anything i can do? i REALLY LOVE my spydercard, but rusting THIS quickly is just untenable. is there a possibility of making the blade out of somethingg more rust resistant or even rust proof (such as talonite)? like i said, withing about 5-6 hours the blade had developed the rust, and now i don't know WHAT to do (oh, what's the best way to getit off ...?).

thanks for any advice or help ...
 
The only way I know how to remove rust is to use steel wool or a metal brush and scrape it off. But it'll leave some major scratches so you'll have to use sandpaper or something to polish it out.
 
Glass bead = rust.

6a rusting? Has to me down to the glass beading. Use Naval jelly or you will never get at all the rust.

Or use a fine sandpaper and rub the knife till you have a satin finish. Thats what I will do when mine rusts.

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I am not familiar with that AG Russel lube, but try white lightning or tuff-cloth. Both of those seem to leave a more rust protectant coat.
 
I'd get a TufCloth and treat the knife -- handle and blade -- 4 or 5 consecutive days. That should really do the job.

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Did you use AG Russell's "Rust Free"? If so, it is really good for "long term storage" but comes off readily with use.

If the spot is just surface rust, no need to break out the sandpaper and other heavy artillery. Use Flitz, Happich, or any other polish with a cloth ... good as new.

The rusting itself may have been an anomaly. You were essentially washing pollution off your car, which may have been a bit more corrosive than "plain" soap and water. And 5-6 hours in an enclosed, warm, humid environment (i.e., your pocket!) is actually a pretty long time to stew: much more corrosive than just letting a knife sit in water.

If it rusts readily again, esp. just from pocket carry, contact Spyderco. 6A shouldn't behave that way; you may simply have gotten a poorly heat-treated sample that slipped through QC.

My .02
Glen

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storyville's advice sounds right to me. I was thinking it might be surface rust, hopefully an anomaly, and in that case Flitz would be useful to remove it quickly and easily. Then tuff-cloth for anti-rust treatment, and if that fails, Marine tuff-cloth.

Note, I had no problems with my Spydercard, carrying it through rainforests and spending lots of time in the salty beach air in Hawaii, also cutting acidic fruit. I just rinsed it off with water after cutting the fruit, otherwise I performed no maintenance whatsoever, and had no problems.

Joe

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Joe Talmadge:
storyville's advice sounds right to me. I was thinking it might be surface rust, hopefully an anomaly, and in that case Flitz would be useful to remove it quickly and easily. Then tuff-cloth for anti-rust treatment, and if that fails, Marine tuff-cloth.

Note, I had no problems with my Spydercard, carrying it through rainforests and spending lots of time in the salty beach air in Hawaii, also cutting acidic fruit. I just rinsed it off with water after cutting the fruit, otherwise I performed no maintenance whatsoever, and had no problems.

Joe

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hey joe. WOW! i don't think there is ANY way mine would survive that. it has been rusting ever so slightly since day one, (obviously especially in places i touch it). i will polish it and try the tuff cloth and see what happens. man, but i DO love this thing. probably THE COOLEST and easiest to carry knife EVER! thanks again Sal et Spyderco...
 
Vactor: I have had a similar situation with the spydercard. If the rust is light- scribble over it with a pencil. Pencil lead is not abrasive, so you don't have any extra scratches to collect more rust. Marine tuff-cloth works well afterwards. Give the pencil a try on surface rust, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Doug
 
tried the pencil thing like 5 times, little avail. man, i LOVE this card, but ...

OT: is it really THAT hard to make a blade that will REALLY withstand rust? why not use coatings more often (like the BT2 stuff from benchmade)? i know it costs more, but now i m looking at ruining the finish on my knife anyway, AND having to look forward to more rust. NOT good. anyway, this is really pissing me off.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by vactor:
why not use coatings more often (like the BT2 stuff from benchmade)? i know it costs more, but now i m looking at ruining the finish on my knife anyway, AND having to look forward to more rust. NOT good. anyway, this is really pissing me off.</font>
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If you want the BT coating, why don't you just spray paint the blade after you clean the rust off? I actually did that to one of my junk knives and it works pretty good.
 
Have you tried Never-Dull? I think it's marketed by Eagle-One now. It works great to take surface rust off of metal, especially stainless.
 
Okay, I just checked my Spydercard after not using it for quite a while. I know that last time I used it, I touched the blade all over. No rust spots at all! Has the rust fairy just skipped over my house entirely, or what?

Actually, one thing I did notice is that the actions was very tight. I hit it with some Militec-1 and it's okay now. I do see a little discoloring there at the pivot under the sheetmetal sides, but I can't tell if it's gunk, or if indeed the rust fairy visited my house and only touched the pivot with her magic wand. I'll flush it out and see if I can figure out what's up.

edit: Quick update, I do think I have a little rust under the pivot. Having read all these rust stories, I probably should have been giving this thing just a bit more care. I still can't seem to get the blade to rust, even when I try.

Regardless, even if the mythical titanium Spydercard never appears, I personally would love to have one that's been satin finished or polished. That would solve everyone's rust problems, and might like really good. I imagine it'd raise the price a bunch though.

Joe

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Originally posted by Joe Talmadge:
Okay, I just checked my Spydercard after not using it for quite a while....

mine also never rust....

Regardless, even if the mythical titanium Spydercard never appears, I personally would love to have one...

Me 2!!
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Dude ~ I share your grief..
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I'd solved the problem by removing the surface stain with AUTOGLYM and never had any problems ever since..
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Sam

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I advise Flitz to remove the rust and TuffGlide (perhaps even Marine Tuffglide) to keep it off.
 
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