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Old 7th April 2015, 08:56 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by blue lander
I'll give it a nice light scrubbing and polish... The pitting looks too deep to do anything about. Is the hot vinegar treatment the best way to get an etch out of this?
Don't be to fast. I still see hard crusted corrosion on the blade. The deep pitting you of course don't will get polished away. Maybe try to bath the blade inside lemon acid or vinegar essence to remove all corrosion. After this is done polish the blade with fine sandpaper. When this is done you can etch the blade. For the etching do a little bit search in old threads, there are different etching solutions which can be used. Like Rick I think this kris is worth to be preserved.

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