I just acquired a pocketknife of a prestigious brand, difficult to locate unless one uses their listed distributors. The work on it is very high quality, although no better than on a Carl Schleiper that dates from the 1980's. The blade stampings are cleaner than on Case knives,which otherwse display similar workmanship.

But there was a polishing blemish on one blade. It even stood out when the blade was oiled with Break-Free, which I also used on the joints. Figured I'd have to break out the Simichrome polish and try to shine it up and blend it in.

Just for kicks, I tried Kleenex, which is a fine abrasive.

That worked. A little elbow grease and tissue shined up the spot and there remains no evidence of it.

I've also shined up the blades of a few other knives this way. It certainly won't get off scratches or bad blemishes, but for basic light polishing and such, it may be just what's needed. Worth a try...

T-Star

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Thanks for tip about Kleenex.

wyo-man

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All my life I've heard the ladies around me refer to "a shiny nose" & have to go powder it.

WAH - - LAH! now I know's the cause.

Like Pappy said, "if uze keep yer mouth shut & yer ears open, you'll learn sump'en"

Has anyone tried this on stainless steel guns?

But the question is, Was it actually Kleenex Brand?? Some of those generic brands like in the motels are much to harsh for my sensitive skin.

What grit would it be considered?? I prefer Puffs, non lotion.

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It was genuine Kleenex, but I've used store brands. No difference that I can see, and I use towel paper at times, too. It soon smoothes out if it's quilted. It may be a touch more abrasive, to get rid of tougher blemishes.

I realize that the poster was being sarcastic or humorous, but if anyone wonders, I doubt that brand matters in this application.

If you have bad allergies, a smoother tissue will indeed abrade your nose less when the allergies are bad. Don't ask how I know! Those with aloe in them seem best in that role, too. But I don't know if they might affect metals. Probably not.

T-Star

Yes I was kidding but there is a difference. Kleenex is a brand name used like Scotch tape.

Most people who wear glasses, scopes, binocs would scream at using paper to clean them as it will scratch.

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Thanks. I am aware that Kleenex is a brand name, and was cautioned as a Journalism student to say "tissue paper" unless it was literally Kleenex, a Kimberly-Clark product. Their lawyers are sensitive about that.

One common error in acknowledging brand names is when people write "buck" knives, when they mean, "Buck", which is both the family name of the owners and their brand name. I have seen this in novels, whose authors should know better. And it is certainly not unknown among those who post on forums about "knifes." I guess that if one can't spell, "knives", he can't spell, "Buck." One can refer to a similar Puma or Schrade as a "Buck No. 110- type knife and get the point across, I guess. It does give the knife-knowldgeable reader an idea of what the knife looks like.

You mentioned using paper on binocular or 'scope lenses. The pre-moistened wipes supplied by Zeiss are, of course, paper. So are those by B&L that I prefer for eyeglass lenses, and other companies make similar (but not as good) lens tissue. The B&L ones clean the glasses better in my view, pun intended.

What one needs to avoid is using dry paper not intended for coated optical lenses, let alone a dirty shirt tail!

Swarovski used to sell a very fine, dense tissue in little packets. That stuff would get off a greasy fingerprint when nothing else would work. I deeply mourn its demise in the US market. They may still sell it in Austria. It is, BTW, made there, like the insruments. These were just sheets of paper, not sealed moistened packets. They were used with any good lens cleaning fluid. Zeiss makes one, and Pearl Optical sells their brand.

I have several books on optics and attended an invitational workshop sponsored by Carl Zeiss USA at a two-day retreat in remote country. I have been pretty well informed about care of optical instruments. BTW, don't leave them in a hot car. The prisms and lenses will become fogged with vaporized rubber from the seals. Be VERY wary of buying used optics for this reason. Use a strong flashlight to look inside the instrument, through the objective lenses. Look for any fogging. If it is present, the factory cleaning service MAY be able to get it off, but don't count on it. I don't buy fogged instruments. Using them is like having cataracts on your eyes.

T-Star

My grandpa used to tell people "You need to close your mouth so all that bull _ _ _ _ inside your head doesn't overflow out of your nose and run into it.".

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