kBob
Member
Could some of you serious collectors tell us the best ways to clean up old knives so as to not ruin them?
I have used a pencil erasure to help clean up the brand names for easier reading for example. But how do I get rid of old black stains?
SHould one attempt to polish out old scratched in initials and if so how?
How does one tell old yellowing bone form old yellowing plastic and how or should one attempt to clean either?
I just picked up a couple of older folders this weekend , with the intention of makeing a gift of one (a Camillus/New York/ USA CUbscout knife as I refuse to give my kid a Red Chinese made Cub knife) and the other being of the type my first pocket knife was (Imperial Fishing knife with SHeep foot, scaler.hook remover. bottle openner, and can openner) I want to clean them up so as to look presentable. (Yes, I am looking for the camera)
WHat should I be doing or not doing?
-kBob
I have used a pencil erasure to help clean up the brand names for easier reading for example. But how do I get rid of old black stains?
SHould one attempt to polish out old scratched in initials and if so how?
How does one tell old yellowing bone form old yellowing plastic and how or should one attempt to clean either?
I just picked up a couple of older folders this weekend , with the intention of makeing a gift of one (a Camillus/New York/ USA CUbscout knife as I refuse to give my kid a Red Chinese made Cub knife) and the other being of the type my first pocket knife was (Imperial Fishing knife with SHeep foot, scaler.hook remover. bottle openner, and can openner) I want to clean them up so as to look presentable. (Yes, I am looking for the camera)
WHat should I be doing or not doing?
-kBob