Hello folks,
the only way to remove scatches is to get rid of the surrounding laye of metal, so the scratch dissapears. no chemical or other stuff will work.
the bad news is that most shapening instruments make friggin deep scratches, so you'll need to use a coarse grit sanding paper.
The deeper the scratch, the coarser grit sanding paper you'll need.
If you made a scratch with a 320 belt sharpening knives, use 320 git to refinish the whole knife.
It also depends on which knife you have the scratch on. A deep hollow ground saber blade will be hell to get a scratch out, since you will need to finish the whole knife over. A full flat grind is easier, but you'll still need to do the whole blade over.
If you have a Benchmade, with the factory satin finish, you'll notice that the steel structue is striped, like it was very rougly ground, and the satin finished. Don't start on those, as you will create a polished spot on a striped blade..
so basically, to remove scratches you will have to do the finish over, in very deep scratches, the whole grind lightly.
The best way to do this is by using one grit sanding paper in one direction, not the direction of the scratches, so you can see when they are gone. the work your way down to the finest grit sandpaper you can find , using every different grit in another direction, so you can see when the scarches of the previous grit are gone.
If you need more info, don't hesitate to mail me.
greetz, bart.
