Thread: Removing these marks from Boker razor !!

I really hate to say this but if you remove all the rust the etching is toast. The razor looks great other than that. Should be a nice shaver. Good luck.

If you try a more 'gentle' metal polish, such as Flitz, Semichrome, or Wenol, it might not hurt the etching too badly, if at all. I've had good luck with them that way, but they won't just wipe the rust off easily. Lots of elbow grease and paper towels.

Along with a mild polish, I wonder if some mild steel wool would help... Avoiding the etching of course!

+1 on the 0000 steel wool, cover the blade with the polish first and then use the steel wool. Gold wash would would be gone but an etching like that should be ok if you are careful.

Originally Posted by ChopperDave

Along with a mild polish, I wonder if some mild steel wool would help... Avoiding the etching of course!

After a carful think and a lot of hard work rubbing, she has come up great!

The laser etching is really really deep! Every thing about this razor looks and feels pure quality!

From the photo the rust is well into the top portion of etching or lettering. If there is no pitting then the rust might wear off with penetrating oil like WD40 and rubbing with a soft cotton cloth. any abrasive will remove some of the lettering it's just a matter of how much.

Nice work!
I have used micro lapping film which does not go into the etching since it is Mylar which does move except in a plane.( Only bends along one axis.) I have .3 micron which takes all day...1 to 3 micron would be good.
I often use it for a very light etch to bring up the highlights of an etch. I also use it when I re-blue or black the etching or engraving.
Good job, I say!
~Richard
PS I would also suggest that the scales or nearby scales were partially to fault as the corrosion looks a lot like celluloid out-gassing called "cell rot."

I'm glad to see you cleaned it up nicely!!! If you ever have to deal with it again, you might try using a pencil. The graphite from the pencil "lead" is a very fine polish that doesn't hurt the metal or markings but takes the rust off. I've used it on knives for years. I just color over the rust and then use the eraser to take it off.