How to Clean Rust from a Pocketknife

Intermediate 15 min 13 steps 18551 views Rating: 3.7/5 Published: 2026-02-22

Clean your knife with water.. Soak your blade in white vinegar.. Apply some salt or baking soda and lemon juice.

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1

Clean your knife with water.

Step 1

Clean your knife with water.

2

Soak your blade in white vinegar.

Step 2

Soak your blade in white vinegar.

3

Apply some salt or baking soda and lemon juice.

Step 3

Apply some salt or baking soda and lemon juice.

4

Use baking soda.

Step 4

Use baking soda.

5

Stab the rusty knife into a potato.

Step 5

Stab the rusty knife into a potato.

6

Mix white vinegar and dishwashing soap.

Step 6

Mix white vinegar and dishwashing soap.

7

Scrub the knife with a toothbrush.

Step 7

Scrub the knife with a toothbrush.

8

Try a magic eraser sponge.

Step 8

Try a magic eraser sponge.

9

Use some steel wool or another abrasive tool.

Step 9

Use some steel wool or another abrasive tool.

10

Clean the knife with a rotary tool to remove serious rust stains.

Step 10

Clean the knife with a rotary tool to remove serious rust stains.

11

Oil the blade to remove light rust stains.

Step 11

Oil the blade to remove light rust stains.

12

Use a non-toxic rust remover.

Step 12

Use a non-toxic rust remover.

13

Try CLR for extra stubborn rust stains.

Step 13

Try CLR for extra stubborn rust stains.

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