Removing rust from colored blades?

[seven6ty]

So, I did a search and didn't come up with much...

Anybody know of a good way to remove rust from blue or gold blades? Rubbing it with a sanding block seems to remove some of the colored coating, and I tried dipping it in acetone last night, but that seems to only help in removing the glue, the rust seems to still stick. Is there a less destructive method for removing rust, other than just sanding it off?

[noodle]

no. if you're going to sand it and the sanding strips off the coating, you must not have had a very good coating in the first place for it to rust through.

sand it off, recoat it with something if you'd like to try, and try to take better care of your weapons if possible (i.e. - keep them in PVC pipe in a separate compartment from your sweaty stuff).

[little_old_me]

also, i've found that it helps to put some of those little dessicant packets in your bag. You know... the little pellet baggie things that come in shoe boxes. I keep a few loose in my bag and have one stuck down in the end of each of my PVC scabbards. This really does help with rust, especially on cheap, non-coated blades.

note: This is not a replacement for keeping your sweaty stuff in a different compartment. This is simply a supplemental measure.

[seven6ty]

Yeah, I have my blades in a seperate compartment. No pvc covers for them though, I used to a long time ago, but I figure they're already in a seperate compartment and I don't think the extra PVC would help much, although those pellet bags are a cool idea, I never knew what the hell those things ever did anyways... They wick moisture from the air or something I'm guess?

And yeah, only one of my three blades I really noticed the coating coming off with the sanding, but I figured it will probably happen on the other two with enough time/sanding as well, and I'd rather try and avoid that as much as possible.

[Inquartata]

The stress of use is going to break your blades long before light rust has a chance to weaken them substantially. Best just to leave the stuff be, wipe them down before use to keep from leaving marks on your opponent's gear, and drive on.

[pinkandgeek]

look through these posts
light rust on foil blade
light rust on foil blade
you will find that sanding off rust damages the colored coating (which is primarily cosmetic).

[Jay Kominek]

Originally Posted by seven6ty

Anybody know of a good way to remove rust from blue or gold blades?

As I mentioned in the thread pinkandgeek linked to; Hoppes #9 gun cleaning solvent, available at your local sporting goods store. That, cotton rags, and an unbelievable amount of rubbing ought to do the job.

[VELISARIOS]

You can use the oil of philips or gun oil.

[Warrior Princess]

Try using rubbing alcohol (mostly Isopropynol). It won't get all of the rust off, but pour some on a rag and wipe your weapons down (the rag will probably be covered in rust streaks when you're done). You can also try using those green dish scrubbies (try O-Cel-O 3M scouring pads). Another strange thing that came in handy for me was this synthetic pink pumas stone that I got in a pedicure set (strange, I know, and it leaves pink dust EVERYWHERE).