Merry Christmas all.
Far2lively":33zqtx66 said:
Ok well I’ll go with the majority...
Nobody should be swayed one way or the other by the majority view here, especially not by spurious arguments about full restoration ruining a user-grade tool like this (hammer)
I can assure you that in a different venue the consensus on what's appropriate or desirable can be very different indeed, with the
minimum intervention being the removal of ALL rust by some combination of methods.
Worse still, beware the double standard! Some think that taking dark patinated metal back to bright steel or silvery cast iron is going too far, which is fair enough they're entitled to that view. But these same people are likely not consistent when it comes to what's acceptable to do to wooden handles – a complete refinish isn't just not frowned upon, it's an accepted norm.