Dagger after cleaning

maxbliss888 · 31st August 2015, 01:53 PM

After some cleaning, I was hoping to remove the black spots...

maxbliss888 · 31st August 2015, 02:03 PM

I have cleaned it with oil. Is there any other way to clean in order to remove the black spots?

Rich · 31st August 2015, 02:32 PM

It's beautiful, just a little oil to keep it that way.
Rich

David R · 31st August 2015, 06:23 PM

Any further and you risk removing the patina and the pattern. You have a very nice piece there .

kronckew · 31st August 2015, 07:38 PM

agree, nice piece. any further cleaning agressive enough to remove the spots may leave scratches and degrade the nice wootz watered steel patterning. if you can't get them off by rubbing with a wood stick or the edge of a copper coin, best leave them. if you are really handy, or a dentist, pricking off any crustycrusty red scale with a dental pick under a microscope might work, but i wouldn't try it. the knife is too nice to chance messing it up. lots of olive oil and an old toothbrush (without toothpaste) repeated over time may lift, loosen & remove a bit more. in some climates the olive oil, if left on may go rancid. i use ballistol on just about everything for storage.

black rust and black patina is good, red rust is cancerous and bad.

Battara · 1st September 2015, 01:29 AM

Yes black is stabilized, red is active and eats through. Your blade looks fine as it is now...........

31st August 2015, 01:53 PM	#1
maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Dagger after cleaning After some cleaning, I was hoping to remove the black spots... Attached Images

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maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Dagger I have cleaned it with oil. Is there any other way to clean in order to remove the black spots? Attached Images

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31st August 2015, 02:32 PM	#3
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	It's beautiful, just a little oil to keep it that way. Rich

31st August 2015, 06:23 PM	#4
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,079	Any further and you risk removing the patina and the pattern. You have a very nice piece there .

31st August 2015, 07:38 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,182	agree, nice piece. any further cleaning agressive enough to remove the spots may leave scratches and degrade the nice wootz watered steel patterning. if you can't get them off by rubbing with a wood stick or the edge of a copper coin, best leave them. if you are really handy, or a dentist, pricking off any crustycrusty red scale with a dental pick under a microscope might work, but i wouldn't try it. the knife is too nice to chance messing it up. lots of olive oil and an old toothbrush (without toothpaste) repeated over time may lift, loosen & remove a bit more. in some climates the olive oil, if left on may go rancid. i use ballistol on just about everything for storage. black rust and black patina is good, red rust is cancerous and bad.

1st September 2015, 01:29 AM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Yes black is stabilized, red is active and eats through. Your blade looks fine as it is now...........