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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 5210169, member: 2844&quot;]Scouring pads have no business being anywhere near keris. With a Javanese keris you are not just dealing with the colour of the &#039;pamor&#039;, or Damascene pattern. You are dealing with the surface texture and with the spiritual content of the keris.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gun cleaners belong with guns, marangi with keris. I wouldn&#039;t advise you to do marangi yourself, it is sacred and toxic.</p><p>But from what I see, your keris doesn&#039;t need anything other than oil. Not gun oil, but either keris oil or sweet scented essential oils.</p><p>I mostly use melati oil, which is the same as Arabic Jasmine, also rose oil, sandalwood oil, and occasionally frankincense oil. For special keris I use keris oil, which has been used in a kraton (palace). I use an artist&#039;s brush to brush it on, strokes from the base to the tip.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t see anything worrying right now. The oil should remove the superficial rust it has now. If it doesn&#039;t, remove the oil and rust with alcohol, and oil it again. You can oil it as often as you think is needed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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