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10-06-2009, 08:37 PM #1Member
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$20 dollar find
I just bought this JA Henckels at a local antique shop for $20 bucks.The pics below are the condition in which I got it in not more than an hour ago.While I'm personally proud of the find i want to know the best way to clean up the brass without using a mild abrasive that might scuff the scales.I'm not planning on shaving with this but I do want to make it look good.Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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10-06-2009, 09:00 PM #2< Banned User >
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Polish and elbow grease will shine up that brass.
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10-06-2009, 09:06 PM #3Member
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Any particular kind of polish.I don't want to mess this razor up,by making a bad decision on a product that may make make it worse down the road.
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10-06-2009, 09:52 PM #4all your razor are belong to us
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Most here recommend MAAS polish, but I like Simichrome from the local Harley shop. With the Simichrome, you can use it to polish the inlays as well as the scales and they'll both shine right up
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10-06-2009, 10:13 PM #5Member
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Decided to try a little Mothers polish says it don't scratch metal surfaces.The bolsters that I thought were brass aren't they may be stainless or nickel but definetly not brass.This is just 30 -45 mins of trying to polish by hand the best I can
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10-06-2009, 11:42 PM #6Comfortably Numb
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I feel compelled to say that not trying to shave with that razor is a mistake. Henckels are great shavers and the blade doesn't look too bad from the pics you posted. There is some hone wear, and the blade will have a patina look to it, but I think you'd really love it once cleaned up and honed. You never know, but if it were me I wouldn't resign that one to the shelf yet.
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10-07-2009, 12:14 AM #7Member
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Not to disagree about not shaving with the razor,I just recently started DE shaving and haven't quite got it down good yet,but I like these as collectibles\daily shavers if I graduate.I don't mean shave ready because I don't have a strop ,hone or any thing else neccessary for that.It's just growing up my Dad always collected,traded,gambled for knives and has a rather large collection,but I appreciate the quality,construction,and the beauty that some of these razors have.
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10-07-2009, 12:27 AM #8Comfortably Numb
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Well, if you are ever interested, I live in charlotte and I spend many a weekend in Hickory and I wouldn't mind helping with any part of your razor journey
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