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10-11-2009, 11:34 PM #1bowman boxing
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cleaning question
I had some extra time today and decided to polish my razors, they came out pretty good except how the heck do you get the pivot area really clean! there is a buildup of gunk between the scales and blade by the pin but how do you get it out without taking the scales off? I tried flushing it out with some light weight oil and just worked the blade back and forth, seemed to get most of it but what else can it do? thanks
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10-12-2009, 12:09 AM #2Senior Member
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Try using some dental floss and a cleaner/polisher with it.
That sould do it.
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10-12-2009, 12:18 AM #3Scale Maniac
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I've also used lightweight (real) pipe cleaners with polish. Not the polyester craft ones, mind you- the real, absorbent deal.
Hmm. Time for a bowl of Va/Per...
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10-12-2009, 02:10 AM #4bowman boxing
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Ah ha! Dental floss! Good idea
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10-12-2009, 02:17 AM #5Hones/Honing/Master Barber
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Good idea! And the Va/Per sounds good as well...I've got a ton of Esoterica Dorchester that may need to be paid a visit soon...GOD I love perique...
Originally Posted by BKratchmer
Anyway, I digress. The dental floss is a great idea too. maybe the "fuzzy" kind would work better than the others if you can find it.
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10-12-2009, 02:26 AM #6bowman boxing
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Not to sound stupid what is va/per? A cleaning solution?
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10-12-2009, 10:31 AM #7Let's keep it simple...
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I normally use dental floss for such work, but I found one particular dental floss that looks as it was designed to clean the dirt around the pin. It's Thornton 3 in 1 floss (Thornton 3in1 floss - From the inventors and original manufacturers of Superfloss.). It has a nice spongy filament brush which I load with the polish compound when I clean my pins. For my teeth I use the floss without the polishing compound.
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10-12-2009, 11:36 AM #8Dull blade
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Va/per is not intended for boxers..... it's a pipe tobacco blend, Virginia with Perique. Recommendable for non-sportsmen. Latakia is nice too. Gave that hobby up approx 4 years ago, though. Originally Posted by brokeup
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10-12-2009, 12:23 PM #9Razor honing maniac
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I have tried dental floss and found it to be too slick. I went to my wifes knitting basket and cut a piece of yarn. the yarn is strong but it it is thin and also fuzzy. I found it works real well with some MASS on it followed by a clean piece.
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10-12-2009, 05:42 PM #10bowman boxing
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Thanks for all the input!
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