Thread: To buff, or not to buff?

I'm not a huge fan of the mirror fininshed razors that are buffed on a wheel to within an inch of their life, but that's just my personal taste. I don't like to see the crisp lines and edges of the steel rounded and blended. To me it's a dead giveaway that the blade had lots of problems that have been overcorrected by secere polishing.
Just my opinion, but I'd prefer to see a few warts and a finish closer to original.

The highly buffed mirror razors are beautiful... just not to my taste..

It's like the car salesman's analogy... There's an a** (butt) for every seat!

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

I'm not a huge fan of the mirror fininshed razors that are buffed on a wheel to within an inch of their life, but that's just my personal taste. I don't like to see the crisp lines and edges of the steel rounded and blended. To me it's a dead giveaway that the blade had lots of problems that have been overcorrected by secere polishing.
Just my opinion, but I'd prefer to see a few warts and a finish closer to original.

The highly buffed mirror razors are beautiful... just not to my taste..

It's like the car salesman's analogy... There's an a** (butt) for every seat!

I kind of think perhaps you haven't seen very good restores... a properly handled blade shouldn't be significantly altered in profile.

I'm with Ben on this one... sometimes a blade is terribly pitted and goes to greaseless, but, generally, when I buff, I keep with non-greaseless (Greased?) compounds, to keep the lines as original as I can.

I am, however, always partial to a nice shiny finish. Pitting doesn't bug me, but I like the shine where possible.

Cheers,
Jeremy