Sword care

[Aions]

close this plz

NVM CLOSE THIS THREAD

 

[Noctus]

Re: Sword care

no don't close it :3

 

[Sean]

Re: Sword care

Tell us what this is about ?!

 

[Aions]

Re: Sword care

ugh ok:

i got a new battle ready real sword for xmas
it came with a bunch of weird waxy crap on the blade to protect from rust
the wax looks really messy and sloppy
so i wanted to know if i could clean the wax off, and put minaral oil on it
also sheath is wood might have wax residue in it

tl;dr
real sword has protetive wax on it, can i clean wax off and replace it with minaral oil

 

[Aions]

Re: Sword care

Aye, the inside of the sheath can become especially difficult to clean when waxes are used. If you don't have it sheathed, but out on display beside the sheath, I'd recommend leaving the wax on. The reason to avoid wax is that it can trap moisture which we should all know is bad for metal. But as it's the protective wax that came with the sword, I doubt moisture would be a problem unless the producer is known for large numbers of RMAs.

If you intend to or prefer to keep it sheathed, you'll definitely want to get the wax off and use a simpler protective solution, mineral oil is a good choice. And take the extra time it takes to clean out the sheath well, otherwise every time you sheath it, you'll just be spreading wax residue both on the sword and on the inside of the sheath.

If you are about to go into battle tomorrow, which is what I can't help but think when people buy "battle-ready" weapons, I don't think it matters either way.

yeah kinda thought that
but then i looked im my sheath and saw it was coverd in wax in the inside so i thought screw it heres a pic of it