How about a few suggestions on how to fix a rust covered knife? I'm almost certain that mine's beyond hope. Greg Steve Holtzman wrote: > For those of you noticing that your stainless steel knives are rusting, no > metal will be completely free of rust. Some just rust less quickly than > others. > > Also, if you are using it in and around salt water, it is extremely > important to rinse it in fresh water. All stainless steels are corroded by > high levels of chlorides. The levels in sea water are extremely high - on > the order of 10,000 parts per million or 1 %. This will do in your stainless > steel knife very quickly. Just rinse it and dry it and you should be ok. > > Steve Holtzman > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 20 1999 - 18:48:15 PDT
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