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Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 7:49 pm
by johns7076
A friend and I bought 14 knives from Mark's big Mexico find. The 6 pictured are in the original wrappers with 4 in original boxes. The other 8 are loose. The wrappers are sticking to the knives and I am not sure if the wrappers should be removed, leave with sticking wrappers as found or clean up with oil? They all have tarnish and I have only tried the unwrapped knives and they are kind of sluggish from 60 years of storage, a bit of oil will solve the problem. My question is what should we do about the sticking wrappers. Help from the forum would be greatly appreciated. I have heard for years "as found" is preferable.
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 7:57 pm
by Kramersknife
HI I have used lighter fluid to get sticky stuff off but the best I have found yet is Insta clean found at Psfhobbies on ebay
it takes off old stickers like magic and never has hurt anything I've used it on even old tags from 50 years ago doesn't smell bad and has a pump bottle
pretty cheap too
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:03 pm
by Kramersknife
nd it here is the item number 372993627265
Title
Bob Smith Industries 2oz Bottle Insta Clean Sticker Remover Labels Tape Residue
3.89+ S&H
They have metal & stuff for knifemaking also
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:37 am
by herbva
I've never had that problem, but I can't help but thinking if the wrappers are sticking to the knives, nothing good can come of that. I use WD-40 whenever I need to remove any kind of sticky, gluey, or gooey substance, and it has never let me down yet. And, it has never damaged a knife that I am working on.
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:56 am
by 1967redrider
I would definitely get the sticky stuff off.
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:14 am
by Bill DeShivs
Document each knife in the wrapper with pictures, and get rid of the wrappers.
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:18 am
by bestgear
$4 @ WalMart - citrus based.
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:24 pm
by johns7076
Thanks to every one. Documenting with pics first will be done for sure!
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:25 pm
by edge213
johns7076 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 7:49 pm
A friend and I bought 14 knives from Mark's big Mexico find. The 6 pictured are in the original wrappers with 4 in original boxes. The other 8 are loose. The wrappers are sticking to the knives and I am not sure if the wrappers should be removed, leave with sticking wrappers as found or clean up with oil? They all have tarnish and I have only tried the unwrapped knives and they are kind of sluggish from 60 years of storage, a bit of oil will solve the problem. My question is what should we do about the sticking wrappers. Help from the forum would be greatly appreciated. I have heard for years "as found" is preferable.
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What is "Mark Erickson's Mexico Find"?
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:41 pm
by johns7076
There is reference to it on the Forum and on TalkBlade.
Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:53 pm
by bestgear
edge213 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:25 pmWhat is "Mark Erickson's Mexico Find"?
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Re: Acquired From Mark Erickson's Mexico Find
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 11:22 pm
by johns7076
Anyone else acquired any knives from the big Mexico find? About to pull the trigger on a few more. Will post them at some point.