New Endura with blade discolouration

[rafal07bc]

This is my first post on this forum so I would like to welcome everyone.

I just purchased new Endura 4 and it came in with discoloured blade. It looks a bit like marks from handling it by I couldn't get the off by wiping the blade.

Is this a sign of some serious issue with the blade? Maybe I was sold blade that was rejected by Quality Control? Or this is something I should not worry about and is within limits of quality Spyderco provides (this should be new knife)? In this case what is the best way to clean it of? It just doesn't look right. In reality this discolouration is much more visible then on picture.

This marks are on one side of the blade only.

Link to full size picture: https://redtulip1-my.sharepoint.com/per ... 5d44&rev=1

Please let me know what is your opinion.

[Jazz]

Don't know what to tell you. Where did you get it from? Looks like some customs guy was handling it with dirty fingers. Soap and water won't clean it off? Welcome, by the way, and that same knife is in my back pocket right now.

[demoncase]

Does look like fingerprints to me.

2 choices:
1. Return to sender, explaining your are unhappy.

2. See if it cleans off with a little hot water and a wipe or a little tot of WD40 or gunoil....

I see often in some S30v knives where the factory oil has been touched by the mail order clerk in the store (checking the knife is OK before shipping) and the fingerprints have formed a 'waxy' coating by reacting with the oil, rather than reacting with the steel....

Fingerprints are acidic and will react happily with many oils to form something waxy but not damaging.

[The Deacon]

In my experience, VG-10 does tend to "haze". Most times the haze follows the contour of the handle, on the part of the blade that's exposed when the knife is closed, but it can be "blotchy" too, like your knife. I've learned to live with it, unless I want to photograph a knife, the a bit of Simichrome on a rag takes care of it.

[farnorthdan]

Welcome to the forum, you might try some flitz polish to remove the marks, or just put that blade to work and forget about it.

[bearfacedkiller]

Some metal Polish should clear that up. Flitz is popular. I have some Maguire's I use on my car that works well. The auto parts store should have quite a few to choose from.

[Doc Dan]

It looks normal to me. I would wipe it off with soap and water, dry it well, then put a light coat of oil and wipe that off, leaving only the barest hint of it. That will take care of your finger prints.

[Xplorer]

Welcome to the forum rafal07bc!

Looks like a mild patina that didn't form where someones oily fingers touched the blade. I wouldn't do anything about it if it was mine. If you want to remove it Flitz works great.

Best regards!

[rafal07bc]

Thanks everyone for your help. You where right. Good cleaning removed the stains.