I’ve recently recieved a custom-made katana (Japanese Sword) from a very trusted company. Anyway, it’s blade is made of a stainless steel instead of high carbon steel, which most swords are.Their sword care guide said that most swords come with a coating of oil to protect it during transport. Mine didnt. And they also said it didnt need any oil covering, because of the type of blade. I was wondering if someone could elaborate on this? Also, there is a coat of sword-care powder that accidently got underneath a coat of Choji oil(special oil for swords) and now it has dried on there. On that same guide, though, it specifically states that when you recieve the sword with oil coating, you can remove it using lacquer thinner or mineral spirits. Would there be some sort of different solvent to use because of the type of blade? And where would be the best place to find mineral spirits, anyway? Thanks alot for anyone willing to help.
~M.D.
As far as the reason for not needing the oil on the stainless steel blade it;s because stainless steels contain chromium. This chromium in the alloy prevents oxidation from occurring, meaning it doesn’t rust. The reason for the oil used with the high carbon blades is to prevent oxygen from coming into contact with the blade which would cause it to oxidize. The stainless steel blade will not suffer any damage from using mineral spirits or lacquer thinner on it. They can be purchased at any hardware store, lacquer thinner can also be purchased at any auto parts store as well.
December 8th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
water
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December 8th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Probably in a mineral cemetery
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December 8th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Use mineral spirits to remove substances from the blade then wash in mile solution of soap and water to remove residue of mineral spirits.
Good stainless steel requires no lubrication. It does not rust.
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December 8th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
windex
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December 8th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
well here’s the thing r u gonna use this sword for anything or is it just another thing to collect dust? if you want to keep it shiny then get a jewelry cloth and whip it down every other day or so. but you can get mineral spirits anywhere they sell paint or at walmart.they best thing to do is get a stainless steal cleaner it gets it clean and keeps it from collecting dust. other than that ask someone that specializes in stainless steal
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December 8th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
As far as the reason for not needing the oil on the stainless steel blade it;s because stainless steels contain chromium. This chromium in the alloy prevents oxidation from occurring, meaning it doesn’t rust. The reason for the oil used with the high carbon blades is to prevent oxygen from coming into contact with the blade which would cause it to oxidize. The stainless steel blade will not suffer any damage from using mineral spirits or lacquer thinner on it. They can be purchased at any hardware store, lacquer thinner can also be purchased at any auto parts store as well.
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