Thread: Polishing old razor

I have used Maas polish but still have some suraface rust. I have dremel and used felt tips. I was thinking about getting the rubber wheels for trying to remove the rest of the surface rust? Any other dremel ideas?

I would recommend giving hand sanding a shot before hitting it with a dremel. At least for me I have much better control. Easier to mess up the blade with power tooling. Just my 2 cents, other people love em. Let us know how it goes.

Matt

I would do a search of the site on the use of a dremel tool in removing rust for the pros and con of it. You can do a lot with hand sanding. Have you tried OOOO superfine steel wool with another polish like Mothers of Flitz? A photo of the blade might be a help too.

Bob

The wheel on a dremel is hard to use at a low speed and it will take longer than just sanding it off. One of the big plusses on hand sanding is you will never blow the temper.

What grit sand paper do start off with? I only have spots of rust. When I polished it with Maas it came out pretty good. Can some one give me list of sandpaper grits I need to use? Is wet dry paper?

I use coarse med and fine buffing wheels with the dremel if I need to remove or minimize rust or pitting. I use felt buffing wheel with emery rouge to remove water marks and patina. Just be careful and make sure you arent heating it too much. I dip in water often as I do it with a bucket handy. Never had a problem even at high speed. Just dont rush it. Hand sanding takes a very long time. If you have it then by all means. I would start at 600 and up to avoid too many scratches that will show up when your buffing.

Chet,

I have moved your thread to the correct forum no big deal but for you at the top of the Workshop forum is a big red sticky that Max and I keep updated with the answers to the exact questions you are asking



http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html


There are even tips and tricks on how to use the correct sandpaper the most effective way and how not to strain your hands
There are many warnings and tips about not using Dremels but if you insist on using those razor killers there are tips on how to do it more safely


Good Luck

Originally Posted by bill3152

I would start at 600 and up to avoid too many scratches that will show up when your buffing.

Agreed. Recommend wet sanding as well. Start at 600 and put in a good hour getting the rust off. If you find that the 600 is not getting the job done you may nedd to drop down to 400 grit. Here is a wealth of information Hand Sanding a Razor

Best of luck, let us see a pic of how it turns out.

Matt