Originally Posted by
jimmyv
Hi All!
I'm in the middle of restoring a Jackson straight razor. I finished sanding it and I am starting the polishing process. I decided to make my own metal polish instead of buying some. I made a polish made of flour, salt, and vinegar. It was a recipe I found for polishing brass, but it seemed to make the consistency I've seen used for polishing steel straight razors. Unfortunately after I used it my blade looked nothing like a mirror finish! Instead it looked as if I had tarnished it! There are now waves of a brownish color all across my razor even after rinsing it and wiping off all the polish. At this point I'm thinking of making a polish specifically for steel (it's for stainless steel but I imagine it would work the same).
Should I concerned about the tarnished look or do you think it can be easily removed?
thanks!