Knife porn thread

I bought something called a knife eraser block, based on a recommendation on here. It worked well at getting rid of surface rust and blemishes on an old kitchen knife. The knife wasn't quite as rusty as that but might be worth a punt, it wasn't expensive.

Clean with vinegar and wire wool (or silver foil if you don't have wire wool). Then dry and rub over with a light oil - veg oil if you don't have anything else.

Hard to tell but just in case that's lots of sap and sticky residue on the tips give that a clean with alcohol first as it'll be quicker than vinegar.

Surprising that garden scissors have rusted like that, but it all looks like surface stuff so I'd keep it light.

Oxalic acid will get rid of the rust in minutes but you’ll be left with pitting, which will still need to be polished out. There’s a commercial product called Barkeeper’s Friend that’s mainly Oxalic acid with, I think, a mild abrasive. Hardly worth it for these small bits of rust but might be useful for a rusted cast iron pan from the car boot. I’ve also used HG limescale remover for getting rust off but that is mainly phosphoric acid and stinks.