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Moonlite37

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A fellow gave me a Remington three blade folding pocketknife that was brand new when misplaced in the rubbish in a horse barn the blades were stuck but freed up easily with Break Free lubricant, About half the surface area of the blades was etched from the exposure to the manure. I have cleaned it pretty well but etching remains in the blades. Should I try to remove the etching?
 

No..best to just have it clean and sharp...

If Crocus Cloth will not bring the finish back, not much else is any better...
 
Hello moonlite37,

I just did my little multitool, soaked it in two cycle oil. Worked pretty goog,

Guido.
 
Is that one of those that you can send back to the factory and they will repair it or replace it at no cost? Might be a good idea to check that out.
 
(quoted from post at 23:49:57 05/10/17) A fellow gave me a Remington three blade folding pocketknife that was brand new when misplaced in the rubbish in a horse barn the blades were stuck but freed up easily with Break Free lubricant, About half the surface area of the blades was etched from the exposure to the manure. I have cleaned it pretty well but etching remains in the blades. Should I try to remove the etching?
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Nope. Just live with it.
 

Can't help with the etching, but I have found that Hoppe's bore cleaner and lubricating oil work wonders on a pocket knife.
 
I'd try a mix of turpentine and ATF 50/50 and soak the blades in it for a few days then wipe off and see if that did any thing. I know that mix eats rust pretty good
 
If the etching is rust, the metal is pitted already in that area. Any chemical or electrolysis treatment you do to it will probably make it worse, meaning the pits will be bigger/deeper and the metal surface more rough. And probably in areas that don't look all that bad now. The best I would recommend is to buff it best you can with emery cloth and oil it well.
 

2X what TRK said. Metal in the area is eaten away so you need to remove some to smooth it. Maybe follow the Emry cloth with a polishing compound. Or an abrasive wheel in a dremel for the first step.
 

2X what TRK said. Metal in the area is eaten away so you need to remove some to smooth it. Maybe follow the Emry cloth with a polishing compound. Or an abrasive wheel in a dremel for the first step.
 
You might try giving the Werther Museum in Dover Ohio a call They make knives there and they will sharpen any knife for a fee so they might do yours if you send it to them. Quite a nice museum to go thru if you're ever near there. The founder was a whittler of the top quality. Keith
 
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