How can i remove rust from a knife blade?

Question

I don't know much about knives, so i'll try to be descriptive as possible, forgive me if there is terminology i'm not using.

The knife is a couple weeks old. It's a folding pocket knife that i accidentally left out in a drizzle. The blade has some minor rust on the surface, it isn't rusted through. It's still sharp and the folding mechanism wasn't affected. I'd like to remove the rust in case i accidentally cut myself, i'd rather it be with a clean knife than a rusty one. It's also much more asthetically pleasing without rust. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

http://www.ehow.com/video_3141_remove-ru...

Answer 2

WD-40 and a toothbrush (so as to not scratch the finish).  Use some elbow grease, your toothbrush (not the one you used to brush your own teeth, use one that you'll only be using to clean the knife with), and spray a little WD-40 and it should come right off.  Hope this helps!

Answer 3

get some Navel Jelly.that should do it

Answer 4

GO GET SOME STEEL WOOL AND RUB IT WITH SOME OIL

Answer 5

you can pour hydrogen peroxide on it

Answer 6

grind it. then polish it

Answer 7

Get a sharping knife stone.  You can buy it where you buy knives.  Or just get some S.O.S. and rub the rust out, but you might scratch the knife.

Answer 8

You can use an S.O.S. or a brillo pad ( usually used for scrubbing pots and pans.

Answer 9

I'm a amateur blade-smith and professional weld inspector so I know a thing or two about metal, and knives.

First off it sounds like you have a carbon steel blade, is it Damascus?  In either case you have to maintain this blade with regular oiling.  I also assume from your description that the rust is light.  I would use some jewelers rouge and a clean rag to buff off the rust.  If you do not have any rouge use tooth paste and a clean rag.  After you clean it, you need to protect it.  If you use the knife on a regular basis use a light weight oil like WD-40 as noted by other posts, and wipe off any excess with a clean rag.  If you are not using it that much and it's more ornamental than practical use car wax to protect and polish it.