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    hi you guys.. should i polish my razors before honing or after honing???

    this is confusing :P:P

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    Quote Originally Posted by ri7ani View Post
    hi you guys.. should i polish my razors before honing or after honing???

    this is confusing :P:P
    before honing.
    gl

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    Quote Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl View Post
    before honing.
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    +1 Always before.

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    +1 to before. You're talking about Maas right? Mass polishing makes it sould like you're gonna polish 100 razors or something

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    Yup, before. Reason is that the edge will become dulled by the rag touching the edge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sapito318 View Post
    Yup, before. Reason is that the edge will become dulled by the rag touching the edge.
    not to mention the need one to keep their fingers whole if possible
    Stefan

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    Quote Originally Posted by mainaman View Post
    not to mention the need one to keep their fingers whole if possible
    Furthermore! Any unsharpened razor still has an excellent shot at cutting you

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    thx guys...will polish first

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