Blue Magic-Before & After Test

So I read somwhere on the fourm about Blue Magic cleaning up SRs. I previously tried Never Dull and yielded mediocre results. Got some BM and tried it out last nicght, whatever's in that polish is nothing short of amazing for not having a buffing machine, I'm very impressed. I got my 2 test SRs and went to work. I even used it on my Invincible's scales and the BM cleaned them up, taking off the dull, hazy film! with my Keystone, i tried to get rid of the black stained area between the blade and the scale but no dice. I don't mind it, but would anyone have a solution? Here are the results, any and all opinions are appreciated. if any one has anymore tips, please feel free to give them to me Gent's!

Looks good! Or is that Great!

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Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

Looks good! Or is that Great!

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Thank you Nose, I appreciate you taking the time to respond:)

Yes Blue Magic is one of the top performers out there, and like you already found out it works really well on scales too..
A folded piece of 2000 grit Wet-r-Dry should do the trick in the "corner" also either flat dental floss or kite string with Blue Magic on is will get down into the pivot corner...

How does it compare to Flitz or Maas?

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

Yes Blue Magic is one of the top performers out there, and like you already found out it works really well on scales too..
A folded piece of 2000 grit Wet-r-Dry should do the trick in the "corner" also either flat dental floss or kite string with Blue Magic on is will get down into the pivot corner...

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thanks gssix, i'll definitely give it a shot. you all have been instrumental with me gaining knowledge on how to care for, as well as learning about the history of this art form we all take a great interest in. :D

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

either flat dental floss or kite string with Blue Magic on is will get down into the pivot corner...

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This has all the hallmarks of a brilliant idea - simple and effective. I had not thought of this but I'll stick it in my toolbox from now. Thanks :)

Have you tried a MR Clean Magic Eraser? They work great for removing tarnish etc. on all kinds of stuff. You can use the whole sponge right down til it falls apart and lives no more.

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Originally Posted by shooter74743

How does it compare to Flitz or Maas?

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shooter, i've never tried flitz or maas...what are they?

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Originally Posted by life2short1971

Have you tried a MR Clean Magic Eraser? They work great for removing tarnish etc. on all kinds of stuff. You can use the whole sponge right down til it falls apart and lives no more.

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life, are you saying use the eraser with blue magic, or eraser w/a different solvent? :thinking:

I just use the magic eraser by itself. Its great on tarnish. I use them on all kinds of stuff. They are quite handy to say the least.

thanks life, i'll be sure to try it out and post result pic's!

Magic Erasers might be too harsh for scales tough. I wouldn't use on shiny plastic!!!

Flitz and Maas are some of the many metal polishes out there that have been proven as good polishes and not snakeoil. I use them both and just wanted to see how they compare...better, worse, on par...you get the picture. We are always looking for something that is "better". It would be hard to beat those two, but not too uncommon to find something on par with them.

I agree with you I keep a bottle of Flitz because Maas isnt locally available for me. Sometimes its just quicker and easier to use other methods.

...what methods are you referring to?

I used to be in the President's Escort and we used Blue magic to shine our brass....Not saying it's better, it is just what we used...

I have a keystone similar to yours. do you know anything about the maker? Is it a good razor?

Try a bamboo chopstick with a bit of abrasive polish on the end. Bamboo by itself is abrasive, with some polish you canreally concentrate on a problem area or spot. Rest the blade on a piece of foam.

You can also whittle a chop stick to fit between the scales and polish that hard to get part of the tang. If you are real ambitious you can carve the end of the chopstick to match the curved part of the tang, some fine sand paper wrapped around the tang, then polish the tang between the scales.

Also a paper towel sprayed with WD40 and wrapped around a chopstick will clean the inside of the scales nicely, removing old soap and rust spots. I clean again with Simple Green to remove the WD40.

Nice job

That is pretty IMPRESSIVE for just a "polishing" compound!