What Can I Do? Stain on Blade/New Knife

[Sam Pai Kenpo]

I recently purchased a Camillus Cuda Maxx 7.0 with D-2 Steel. When I first received the knife it looked perfect and I really like this knife. After approx. 1 week, I noticed a small spot on the blade, with 5 smaller spots. The spots look black like a fungus or something, the largest one is less than 1/8 of an inch. In the sunshine, it appears to be rust. The surface of the blade is smooth, you can't feel any pitting or anything. When I first got my knife, I immediately put Tuf Glide on it. I don't use my knife for anything and didn't get anything on the blade that would hurt it. When I handle my blade, I wipe it off and keep it oiled and clean. I have tried WD 40 and Tri-Flow in addition to the Tuf Glide. I have read that D-2 isn't as resistant to stains and rust, but I am very disappointed in how quickly a stain showed up and that I can't get it off. I assume the blade strength has not been compromised, but would welcome your opinions. If anybody has any ideas on how to remove the stain, I would greatly appreciate it along with any other advise you might have.

 

[altidude]

I used Simichrome to remove a stain from a stainless steel kitchen knife. It worked great. I don't know how well Simichrome works on D2 but I'm sure somebody here does....

 

[Shadow213]

I suppose that just about any metal polish(Flitz, MetalGlo) can remove the stains. I used some MetalGlo to take some slight stains off my D2 Safari Skinner without any problems.

Good Luck

 

[Gollnick]

A non-abrasive polish such as Flitz and then wax the blade with something like Ren Wax.

 

[neosporin]

The flitz will hopefull remove the stain, and the ren wax will help prevent further stains. You can also try some steel wool.