marshallkarp
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I used fine grit sandpaper to rub off the surface rust
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Cheap stainless steel rust faster than high quality ones. Just like disposable stainless steel surgical instruments, they are alot cheaper than german made surgical instrument for medicine... but they rust in spots - if left in water for too long.
I find that my inexpensive Scubamax dive knife has spots of rust even after 2 morning dives, even before I rinse them off. Heck, it is a small price to pay for something cheap. A little steelwool will buff it off, but I prefer to leave the rust on and put a little vegetable oil on it. It is kind of like the old fashioned browning that folks use on old flintlock muzzleloaders.
If I lose that knife, it is no great lost...... No one ever look at the knife except myself any how. I think to keep it spotless, I'd have to rinse it after each dive... NOT...
You would not want to rub stainless with steel wool. The steel wool will embed in the pores of the metal and compound your rusting problem.
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