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Offline john.41

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Old Kinfolk Jacknife, should I clean it? With what?
« on: May 09, 2005, 01:03:39 PM »
The blades are dark and discolored but all there. Will a light cleaning of the blades affect the value? What would you use?

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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2005, 05:13:10 AM »
Long as there's no rust, leave 'em alone.  Discoloration/darkening is a characteristic of carbon steel(non-stainless).  Can't really clean that away without removing steel from your blade which will definitely hurt the value and not prevent a return of the discoloration if you use it at all.  Light rust can be removed with WD-40 and OOOO steel wool if need be.  Don't use a lot of presure, just enough to remove the rust.   Keep it clean and dry, and coated with a rust preventative, and appreciate it as it is; which I'm sure you do already.

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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2005, 12:30:31 PM »
I have coated the blades with RIG till I decide what to do with it.
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