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Old 14th February 2020, 07:17 PM   #33
kai
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Hello Detlef,

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The blade wasn't corroded so much that the bath was required.
I beg to differ: There are several deep cracks which surely were filled with rust. There is no way that a gentle polish of the surface would have removed these pockets of residual rust. Thus, for long-term preservation a limited acid soak was not a wrong strategy; with good planning, the process could have been shortened though.

Hardly any harm done in this case - we all have seen much worse restoration attempts, I believe!

Regards,
Kai
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