my Tenacious got a not bad amount of rust during my vacation and the general weather conditions (very humid) around here. It starts collection rust a the edge and on the blade. Any tips'n'tricks about what I can do? I really don't have any equipment but my LM Blast atm and might not want to buy anything until September (need to get everything somehow home...) TIA
If it is really fine rust, wash it with soap and water and rinse well then oil. If it has just started, shouldn't need lemon juice. Sometimes, WD-40 will even take it off. Then wash off the WD and oil. Mineral oil if you plan on slicing apples or other food prep
If it is really fine rust, wash it with soap and water and rinse well then oil. If it has just started, shouldn't need lemon juice. Sometimes, WD-40 will even take it off. Then wash off the WD and oil. Mineral oil if you plan on slicing apples or other food prep
double tap, screw it...
Last Edit: Aug 16, 2013 21:08:03 GMT -8 by Fukurai
Yeah, gonna get used for food prep. So just cooking oil (sorry, not keen on english sometimes...)
Mineral oil is usually found in the laxatives department of a pharmacy. It's not really used for cooking, it's just safe for consumption without making you grow an extra limb. Cooking oil would be vegetable/peanut/olive/canola type oils.
Some oils may affect the taste of your food, and not in a good way. Although they are safe to consume, you may want to wash the blade thoroughly between oiling and apple cutting, then rinse and dry it very well before moving on.
I should have thought of this a long time ago, but here it is:
What kind of steel is your Tenacious blade made of? Modern stainless should not blemish except under very harsh treatment.
Either that, or you have really funky sweat, Fukurai!
My experience with 8 chrome/moly has been somewhat uneven.
In general, it has 12-13% chromium, just enough to call it "stainless".
It blemishes less than tool steel would. But in practice, it's not as rust resistant as I would expect from a stainless steel.
Edge holding has been an issue, as well, but that's a different thread.
If you're going to spend a lot of time in this wicked humidity, I have a couple suggestions.
The best thing to do would be to force a patina on the blade. You can do this with lemon juice, ketchup, mustard, anything with a high citric acid content.
There is also a black blade version of the Tenacious you could look at.