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08-05-2010, 07:36 PM #1< Banned User >
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To buff, or not to buff?
So, I'll make this one quick... I found a new Torrey today, and I can't decide whether or not to buff it. It has "Our Beauty" in a sort of frosted-etch on the blade (if I buff it, the etch is history, most likely) However, it also has surface staining and water spots (that would be cleaned off almost as easily as the etch) that I really want to get rid of.
So, if it were your blade, would you want to keep the etch and have a semi-grubby looking blade (I know some of you prefer the aged look, so please take no offense to that term... Just my preference) Or would you rather have a fully polished blade that lost it's etch?
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Jeremy
EDIT: Oh right... Pictures... Sorry for the low quality, these were hastily shot
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08-05-2010, 07:39 PM #2< Banned User >
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The pictures don't show it well, but that black gunky stuff is also on the Our Beauty etch, but only a bit of it
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08-05-2010, 07:50 PM #3illegitimum non carborundum
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Keep the etch.
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08-05-2010, 07:50 PM #4Senior Member
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Semichrome, Flitz, or Wenol on a paper towel and I'm done. I don't buff old razors to get them shining like a new dime. I'm with Oliver Cromwell, "Paint me as I am, warts and all."
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08-05-2010, 07:51 PM #5< Banned User >
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Thank you both, I think I'll just hit the back of the blade and the spine with Maas, and keep the rest as is.
Gratzie!
Jeremy
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08-05-2010, 08:21 PM #6Know thyself
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I have one of those, and I'm not going to risk MAAS on the lettering. Mine doesn't appear to be an actual etch, but almost like a frost. Soapy water and maybe a light once over with a toothbrush is all mine's going to get.
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08-05-2010, 08:34 PM #7
I'd rather leave the etch if it were my blade
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08-05-2010, 08:38 PM #8Senior Member
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I really like the way it looks now! I wouldn't risk it.
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08-05-2010, 08:42 PM #9Master of insanity
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Depends if you want a shaver or a looker. If it would compromise the etch or frosting, I would leave as is. Not that it doesn't already look like an awesome razor. Now the scales on the other hand deserve a nice buffing, and some neatsfoot oil as a treat. They, as you know, would come out beautifully. Would make all the difference.
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08-05-2010, 11:52 PM #10Irrelevant
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Originally Posted by holli4pirating
I like this. Thing is..... it's gotta be with Dylan's toothbrush.Don't get hung up on hanging hairs.
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