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dbhmgb · 23rd April 2012, 04:20 PM

Hello Peter,

You are fortunate to have inherited these kerises. I'm new to this as well and I wanted to just give a word of encouragement on the pineapple juice and it effectiveness on cleaning the blades. I have two blades, one was just a bit rusty and the other was a real mess with rust and accumulated gunk. I put them in unsweetened juice and within 2.5 days the lightly rusted blade was rust free. The other blade is still soaking and the progress is slower due to its poor condition. Every day I take the blades out and rinse the off in the tub and give them a thorough scrubbing with a toothbrush - the results are amazing! When the first blade was done I rinsed it in bicarbonate of soda and when I had it completely dry, I oiled it liberally.

I just bought another one in rough shape and when it arrives I'll be starting the process again. Watching a blade in bad shape transforming into what it's meant to be is really quite enjoyable!

Please record your progress and share it with us.

Dan

I decided to add a picture of the progress:

23rd April 2012, 04:20 PM	#4
dbhmgb Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 112	Hello Peter, You are fortunate to have inherited these kerises. I'm new to this as well and I wanted to just give a word of encouragement on the pineapple juice and it effectiveness on cleaning the blades. I have two blades, one was just a bit rusty and the other was a real mess with rust and accumulated gunk. I put them in unsweetened juice and within 2.5 days the lightly rusted blade was rust free. The other blade is still soaking and the progress is slower due to its poor condition. Every day I take the blades out and rinse the off in the tub and give them a thorough scrubbing with a toothbrush - the results are amazing! When the first blade was done I rinsed it in bicarbonate of soda and when I had it completely dry, I oiled it liberally. I just bought another one in rough shape and when it arrives I'll be starting the process again. Watching a blade in bad shape transforming into what it's meant to be is really quite enjoyable! Please record your progress and share it with us. Dan I decided to add a picture of the progress: Attached Images Last edited by dbhmgb; 23rd April 2012 at 05:12 PM.