Pocket Knives

What is the best way to clean up old pocket knives?

I have some old pocket knives that were past down to me. Some have rust spots and dark spots on them. I want to know how to clean them up with out hurting them. I dont just want to take a wire brush to them. Thank you for any help.

Public Comments

1. Wipe them liberaly or soak the blades in Kroil.
2. do you have some gun cleaning liquids and oils? they may work nicely
3. For the metal blades - if rusty/dirty, get a machinist's brass brush - it looks like a big toothbrush. That and a good oil will get you started. How you fix up the scales/grips depends on what material they're made from.
4. I bought a knife sharpening kit several years ago that came with metal polish. It worked pretty good, but took a lot of rubbing. You can find metal polish on most sites that sell gun related items.