Correction (and notification that I sometimes trail-off when I talk and drive at the same time): I don't know if CLR would remove any discoloration for certain, but SOS pads are commonly the CAUSE of rust on stainless steel. You've gotta use Scotch Brite pads to try and scuff out the offending metal bits that are embedded in the Stainless. Then go back and regrain and hit it with a blending pad. It will work with any type of stainless surface: Car fenders/trim panels, sinks, countertops, cutlery, etc. -Robert vin 6585 "X" --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jennifer Rooney" <jlrooney@...> wrote: > > Well I posed this same question to Robert last night and he explained to me > it had nothing to do with the grade of Stainless Steel because that only > pertains to weight and thickness of the metal. However, the plausible > explanation was that my knives came in contact with another ferous metal > like my baking pans or something that had caused a rust stain and gotten > into the grain of my knives. The way to rectify it is to one clean the > stain off with a cleaner such as CLR, and also use an SOS pad to scuff the > other metal out of my knives and probably use my knife sharpener to re-grain > them. Thus was probably the same issues with your knives. > [moderator snip] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/