Khanda sword

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Ken Maddock

I will have to have a good think about my next step as I do not want to remove the platina
Will pineapple juice strip back to clean metal or leave the brown in situ?
I have looked up a few treads on the forum and hard to find a concencus of opinion.
Regards
Ken

Hi Ken,
It is a while since I last used this method but seem to remember that the metal came up quite clean, so it is likely that patina could be removed, BUT the rust on your blade looks quite thick so what do you class as "patina"?
Stu