Thread: A Mistake ?

Just received the razor and is exactly like the ebay images... stains in the same places etc. Ive given it an hour polishing with brasso while watching telly and is starting to look better. Another few hours over the next week or so I hope Ill get rid of the metal stains altogether. For the spine and tail I'll use a dremel, going to buy one over the weekend. Im not starting with the dremel as I want to keep in the blade and etching in the best possible condition, but there are some grind marks or something that the Brasso wont get out. I figure if I at least get the blade shiny all over first, it will reduce the amount of harsher treatment that the Dremel will deliver.

Im thinking of one of the felt pads with a polishing compound? or they do a flap sander in 320 grit but want to find a dremel sander in 1000 or higher to start with if possible. Will see how the felt pads with compound works first. Once Ive finished the brasso polishing Ill post some pics and get everyone's thoughts. Thanks heaps everyone.

Nice work Andrew, sounds like you're taking it nice and slowly. Good luck with polishing it up.

If you're not looking for a dremel generally, or want to save money, just get hold of some wet-dry sandpaper. As much as I enjoy my dremel, I find most to all of the work on most razors can be dealt with by hand. But if you are going dremel, what you propose sounds good.

All the best!

I would have thought sandpaper would be much harsher than a polishing paste?

Agreed, polishing is always the most gentle way to go - but just be careful with the dremel. In my experience it's easy to get carried away, and one little knock can be deadly! If you get hold of some 1200 grit or higher, you can even apply polishing paste and then use the paper with water, just helps to cut faster.