Surface rust on the factory edge of shelf queen, Best way to remove?

[DayofReckoning]

I have a shelf queen that has built up a few spots of surface rust on the factory edge. Normally I would just hit it with a stone or piece of sandpaper, but I want to keep that factory edge as new as possible without altering it. Tried scrubbing with a cloth and oil but it's still there. What is the best way to remove it without affecting the factory edge?

Thanks.

 

[kreole]

Strop has worked for me and does very little to the finish otherwise unless you really over do it. If you don't have a strop, the rough side of a leather belt or maybe some jeans that are a bit more coarse than the cloth you tried might even work

 

[kreisler]

Tried scrubbing with a cloth and oil but it's still there.

Try Barkeepers Friend. It'll do the job. It dissolves rust. And metal.

 

[willc]

Flitz paste works great on any rust and pepper spots.

 

[DayofReckoning]

The leather suggestion worked great. Took it right off after several passes.

 

[cudgee]

The leather suggestion worked great. Took it right off after several passes.

 

[Mister Coffee]

Now that we have averted disaster here, I thought I would go OT and add that I recently found a few rust spots on a new EDC made of D2 steel. In my case, the rust came off with a little rubbing and some Break-Free. I wouldn't have thought of stropping it with leather because the blade is coated down to the bevel.

 

[afishhunter]

place edge flush on a hard surface, to prevent cutting/slicig.
work edge and flat of the blade with NeverDull wadding.
NeverDull also works great on bolsters, and all metal handles.