Hi, I just purchased a Boker razor and it happens to have etching on the blade. My question is can I remove tarnish on the blade without removing this etching or am i S.O.L.? Thank you for your time.
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Hi, I just purchased a Boker razor and it happens to have etching on the blade. My question is can I remove tarnish on the blade without removing this etching or am i S.O.L.? Thank you for your time.
If there's tarnish on the gold then you're hosed. If it's on other parts of the blade then you should be able to use a little Maas or other polisher and work away the tarnish. Any sort of abrasive on the gold is going to take it off.
+1. Any abrasives or metal polish on the gold wash will take it off. You can carefully clean around it, but TBH I'd just hone the razor as it is as long as there is no active rust. A bit of patina looks pretty cool IMO..! :)
Any chance of some pics?
That one is a perfect example of "leave it the hell alone." Sure you could make it shiny, but you'd lose the King Cutter logo.
Not every razor needs to look like it just came from the factory.
I wouldn't polish that razor. I actually like the look of it tarnished especially considering the heavy toe wear (shows the use is earned).
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Originally Posted by Utopian
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Originally Posted by claytor
OMG !!! Sacrilege !!!! Heresy!!! I say,,,they all must be mirror finished !!!!!! :)
Ok it sounded funny in my brain ..
I agree, leave it alone, clean it up if there is no active rust, hone it (have it honed), shave it, and enjoy it...
I occasionally chuck up a round pointed wooden toothpick in a variable speed dremel on low speed, dip the point in MAAS and do some fairly intricate polishing. The toothpick works well by hand also. 2cents......
I'll say about razors what I say about watches. Some guys think they should be left in their native state and if it is a truly collectable and valuable historical piece I agree however in general an ugly razor is just that. I would ask myself would it look better restored or the way it does now but with some gold trim on it.
Just my 2 cents.
Anything that removes the tarnish will erode the etching.Quote:
Originally Posted by screams1986
A pinch of tissue with two drops of MAAS will brighten it up
with a minimum of abrasion. MAAS on a Q-tip lets you
get more brightness in specific areas that are not etched.
Start with MASS on a Q-tip once or twice a week as you use
it. Eventually you will get enough brightness to catch the eye
and since the Q-tip lets you avoid the etch on balance the blade
will look better without loosing the etch.
I tried to save the gold wash on my king cutter and it was pointless. What I did was followed advice on this forum and masked off the wash with electrical tape, then buffed all around it. In the end I buffed the whole thing because when I took the mask off what was left was just a shabby looking tarnished gold wash on top of a nice shiny blade. IMO you can't get it back.
You might try a cleaner instead if polish. Something like Spray 9 or a stainless steel spray cleaner might remove tarnish and be alot more gentle on the goldwash.
