All About Pocket Knives

I would start with some metal polish paste like Flitz or Mothers on a microfiber rag and hand polishing it(blade and plastic) slope. Using a power buffer on the red scales , the will overheat and burn quickly. Remember just a dab of polish, too much is ineffective.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:17 pm I would start with some metal polish paste like Flitz or Mothers on a microfiber rag and hand polishing it(blade and plastic). Using a power buffer on the red scales , the will overheat and burn quickly. Remember just a dab of polish, too much is ineffective.

Myron wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:58 pm A little late to this thread, but it might be easier to just replace the scales. If it is a rare and valuable SAK I would do nothing. But if it's just your workhorse Spartan or Tinker or something, get some new scales for it. It's a very easy operation.

Myron wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 2:46 pm Sure! I start by soaking the SAK in hot water to soften the cellidor scales. When it's warm through, just use a thin blade, screwdriver, watch case opener, etc. (or even another SAK's pen blade) and work it down between the scale and liner. Work gently and take your time, wiggling the knife blade to gently pry the scale off the press-fit studs, which are little washer-like thingamajigs that fit around the pins and are then peened on at the factory. The newer the SAK, the easier this is. Old SAKs have solid scales and the cellidor may have become brittle.

Pop new scales of the correct size onto the now-naked SAK and snap them down onto the press-fit studs with your fingers. I like to use a little adhesive, but I steer clear of super glues because it dries brittle. Use something that stays flexible.

If you need to, clamp the SAK very lightly in a soft-jawed vise while the adhesive dries. Presto!

BTW, I've described the way a Victorinox is put together. Wengers are essentially the same, but the press fit studs are little bump-outs formed into the liner.

Hope this is helpful!