I have a spyderco manix in maxamet. It has some rust in the pivot and water marks. It's starting to rust in other areas. I wipe the blade down after use. It does stay damp though as I'm sweating and the sweat gets on the.knife. not making a big deal about it as it's a user. But if I wanted to buff it out what would you guys recommend? I have green, white, black and.blue.compound and several buffing wheels. I don't feel like hand sanding it first as it will probably remove the Maker's Mark and the extra scratches will allow for faster rust. Maybe I'm wrong. Let me know what's the best solution. Thanks
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Spydie maxamet water marks.and rust
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Check out Josh's experiments with multiple corrosion-preventing chemicals. It's in the REK subforum.
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I'm curious why you ask that. Maxamet is not a stainless steel. But, I live in a rainforest next to the ocean, so everything rusts for me -- except Vanax.
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It rusts but it cuts circles around a lot of other steels. Needs Diamond/cbn abrasives for the best edge performance.