Removing Rust - Part Two

[Cookmonster789]

would using steel wool be ok for one that is completely fixed in place?

[LastDEF]

For in between the bolsters what if it has washers? -Joshua

[QuietBearr]

You mean around a pivot? You can take apart the knife, and clean the washers and the entire pivot area, then re lube it.

Oil collects dust usually, there are some types that repel it, but that is usually pricier and not really worth it. So just take it all apart and clean it, re lube everything, that is if you feel comfortable taking it apart, I would not suggest taking apart some knives, like lockbacks and autos.

[blackhawkbn]

Great videos, I am a huge fan! One question, would you recommend WD-40 for knives?

[QuietBearr]

Thanks man.

Yea you can use WD-14, be careful as it is harmful to some synthetic handle materials. But only the cheap ones.

But I dont like it as much because it is so thin and it has a tendency to run off, that is why I like 3 in 1, it is thicker, and I think cheaper too.

[blackhawkbn]

Yeah, a small can of WD is about 5 bucks so Ill use 3 in 1 from now on, I use Hoppe's 9 to lube the pivots so I was just looking for something I can use on the blade. Yep, so thanks for the tips!

[QuietBearr]

No prob man, glad to be of help!

[bushmag]

Greaat videos:) Realy liked it:) Almost the way I do:) Nice work!

[QuietBearr]

thanks man!

[LastDEF]

I liked it thanks still cant wait for what you say on fiberglass and or plastic knives

[QuietBearr]

I will get around to it soon, that requires a good amount of research...

Like for the steels videos it took about 2 months of research each to get them uploaded.... and about a week of making the actual video as well lol.

[cynan48]

Another awesome video! Your quickly becoming my knife guru.

[QuietBearr]

Thanks man, much appreciated and complemented!

[ResponsiveKnowledge]

Very informative!! Thanks.

[QuietBearr]

thanks man

[Alhidalgo]

Another great video series. Before its all said and done you're going to be the 1 stop shop on youtube for all knife care topics my man.

Looking forward to the other series you mentioned.

[QuietBearr]

Thanks man!

[haha48]

use steel wool if you want a mirror finish and take metal polish after that and it will shine like no tomorrow..

[QuietBearr]

Hmm, try that on a D2 blade and tell me how long that takes you...

[haha48]

took me 2 hours of polishing and it takes time but it can be done..

[QuietBearr]

Yea and all this took me about 45 mins, so I guess if you want to take an hour and 15 mins more time to do the same job, then you can if you want.

[Quag7]

I always just use Barkeeper's Friend (similar to Comet - an abrasive cleaner often used for pots and pans). It removes rust spots and seems to cause minimal scratching.

[QuietBearr]

Yea same thing as baking soda..... Sometimes on steel like D2 or other hard steels it is not enough, I mean, it gets rid of all the orange rust, like I said in the video, but not the scars from the rust.

[seven47katana]

there is much easier way to remove rust you can use metal polish that's all

[QuietBearr]

1. Not everyone has metal polish

2. It is not as fast as abrading it away, especially on D2, which would take at least a couple of hours to polish it away.

Now you could abrade it away, and then use polishing compound, oh wait, didnt I say that?

[haha48]

metal polish wont remove the deep scratchs it will make it shine like no tomorrow but sanding then polishing would make all the scratchs go away and it shine like a mirror just takes alot of polishing if he didnt sand you would see the scratchs still

[QuietBearr]

Well, if you used polish for hours and hours you could eventually get down to the scratches, but it is much faster the way I said in the video of cleaning, then abrading with sandpapers to higher grits, then polishing if needed/wanted

[appletime101]

good video

[QuietBearr]

thanks man

[loismustdie7890]

may i suggest ballistol to lube and protect your blades its pretty cheap like 10$ for 1 liter

and could you do a video on reprofiling?

[QuietBearr]

I could, and I will!

[elpidi0526]

Dude's got some nails!!

Nice vid my man.

[QuietBearr]

Thanks man, Yea I need to cut em again, lol, my damn nails grow so fast, its annoying, I just cut them

[4770589]

To keep my blades from rusting I use olive oil, because I use my knives to cut my food and cook with. 5/5*

[QuietBearr]

Its a good oil, tends to get gunky though around moving parts like the pivot, I would suggest washing regularly to remove the dirt that accumulates with the slimy gunky oil....