What happened to this blade?

GigaHz · **on:** May 05, 2012, 11:08:59 PM

It is almost etched? Metal polish didn't help.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2012, 11:27:19 PM

Hmmm something may have been able to eat the surface because it was left on, maybe chemical from a bottle or maybe a food acid.

Try vinegar/water mixture if no one here objects to that... that is don't go try it right away, wait for more answers.

Sidhartha · **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2012, 11:32:21 PM

the bottle opener of my 09 soldier is stained with car battery acid, and it looks very similar but the stain is less aggressive

JAfromMn · **Reply #3 on:** May 06, 2012, 01:29:03 AM

Looks like a Acid got on it.

I'm interested in finding out how you take care of it.

Gareth · **Reply #4 on:** May 06, 2012, 01:35:43 AM

I was thinking it was likely acid as well. Not sure I have an answer for getting rid of it though. $:-\$

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #5 on:** May 06, 2012, 02:11:22 AM

I don't have much to offer other than ... it wasn't me

If it has gotten a patina, it will take some polishing out but won't have done any real harm to the blade

tattoosteve99 · **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2012, 02:32:32 AM

It might have been heated then polished I had one do that when it was heated. They won't polish out as the carbon has changed. Let's hope it's not that.

GigaHz · **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2012, 12:52:29 AM

I had to sand and re polish.

austin83 · **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2012, 12:57:29 AM

I got some battery acid on a bottle opener on a Climber, and it looked very similar to that. I have yet to find a way to remove the stain. I also got some naval jelly on a SAK blade with similar staining, but a dremel and some car polish removed almost all of it.

Ashley · **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2012, 02:51:09 AM

Better send it over for me to experiment with.

Ok really

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