tuf-glide caused rust????

[xadam123]

I put some on my zt0560 and like two days later there are tiny brown dots on some parts of the blade. i think some washed off but others are still there. is it possible to remove them without damaging anything?

 

[Bugout Bill]

Brillo pads have always worked well for me when trying to remove light surface rust. As for whether or not tuff-glide caused rust, I don't know.

 

[DJG097]

Some metal polish would probably take care of it. I wouldn't use anything abrasive because it looks like a bead blasted finish and scratches would stick out.

 

[xadam123]

wont steel wool pads scratch the blade finish?
do you think if i sent it to kai or zt whoever, could they fix it?

 

[OHALLUM]

As DJG097 suggested, get some flitz or semichrome, or even some Mother's mag polish and it will take the spots right out. Just don't apply a lot of pressure when polishing, let the chemicals work their magic.

Blessings,

Omar

 

[xadam123]

do they sell any of these at local stores or do i need to order them online?

 

[DJG097]

Most auto parts stores should have mothers mag polish. Even walmart or any other big store should haave some kind of metal polish in the automotive section.

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Bar Keepers Friend? They sell the powder at Lowes, but I haven't used it. It's super cheap though. I'm gonna pick some up for instances like this, and to clean ceramics.

I believe David (Obsessed with Edges) uses the product. He can elaborate on its use.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I was going to mention the BKF (Bar Keepers Friend), so it looks like Strigamort read my mind .

The powdered form* can be mixed to a paste with water, and gently applied with a Q-tip to each specific rust spot on the blade. Rub with the Q-tip a little bit, for no longer than maybe 30 seconds, and rinse it off thoroughly. BKF uses oxalic acid, which literally dissolves iron and the oxides of iron (rust), so you have to read & heed the directions. This is why you don't want to leave it in contact with the steel too long (maybe more than a minute at most), because it can etch the steel. If using it, I'd first test it on a spot that won't be too obvious if it doesn't work as you expect. Also helps to wet the steel first with water, as that'll help to moderate the etching effect of the oxalic acid.

Another member here had recently cleaned up a bead-blast or satin finish blade like with it (don't remember which, at the moment), and posted some pics. Worked like a charm, and the 'after' pics looked like a brand new blade, with no hint of any rust, pitting, etching or abrasive scrubbing left over. I'll see if I can find that thread, and link it here (Edit: found it & it's linked in my next post below).

* = BTW, there's a liquid form also. It's a little more dilute than the powder, and therefore not as aggressive. Still might work for light rust spots, though.


David

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

See this thread for an example, re: Bar Keepers Friend for removing rust spots on a bead-blast finish blade (Buck, 425M steel). The 'before' pics are in post #1 (one linked pic shown below), and the 'after' are in post #10 (excerpted in the quote box below):

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Total-noob-need-help-cleaning-up-old-Buck-639

Before:

After:

Hey guys, don't worry at all about the change in topic its fine with me, you already answered my questions anyways.

Just wanted to say I had great luck cleaning the knife up. I first tried rubbing alcohol on the blade and it was taking off the stains but I probably could have sat there for most of the day so I tried something faster. I read another forum thread about cleaning blades, a person said they used Bar Keepers Friend, I happened to have some so I gave it a try and it literally took the stains off like nothing. Also says its safe to use on stainless steel so that was good. For the handle I just used some Palmolive dish washing soap and that worked like a charm too. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out, now I'm going to find a good knife sharpener, I can't sharpen blades to save my life unfortunately.

Thanks again OWE and DM you guys rock. Here's some pics of how things turned out.

David

 

[blame it on god]

The pic looks like you put too much on and it dried. Tuf-glide has that rust color. Try rubbing it down with alcohol before you try anything else.