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Can someone give me some useful information or point me in the direction of the best way to clean the jimps of a razor (specifically lower ones near the blade)
I recently acquired a vintage boker razor that needs minimal restoration, and is in really good shape other than some water marks. The jimps look like they have water marks or devils spit? (looks black) and maybe the tinyist bit of rust. Regardless i want the whole razor to look shiny new :D
Thanks!
You could try an old tooth brush with some polish such as Mothers or Maas. Then use a soft rag that will form into the grooves a bit to polish it out.
I actually think super clean/shiny jimps look weird, but maybe that's just me.
Anything works, so long as you use a side to side motion (with the grooves).
I have found that a soft felt wheel on a dremel works good with some flitz polish
I use a soft little wire brush with a little polish most of the time. if it looks really bad then I tend to use the wire wheel on the dremel.
Yea, a soft wire brush and some metal polish works about the best for me so far.
Bob
Harbor Freight sells a set of three triangular files -- petite lil gals -- which do a bang-up job cleaning and sharpening jimps. Here's an example of how they set-right the thumb-notch jimps on an old Heinrich Boker razor of mine.
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Originally Posted by RezDog
I do the same.
I have some mini files but do not recall ever using them on jimps. Something to remember.
Your suggestion make me turn to my cheapo set of Harbor Freight wire brushes. The small steel wire one did a bang up job of both cleaning and sharpening the jimps as well. Thanks! I have never been able to clean the jimps so well.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHoren
Sigh... not any more. Now, they sell sets with a larger number of "diamond grit" mini-files, in a variety of shapes; but, they're so darned inexpensive (under $5) that they're either worth buying to "use-and-lose" or a waste of money.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHoren
Perhaps other vendors sell sets with fewer components, or individual triangle files, I dunno. I do like the precision of those small triangle files. I need to dig 'em out and work on other blades, ya know?
Here is the set I use
Needle Files T12 (Steel/Alloy/Plastic)
Although if that is all your buying, the shipping will cost will not make it worth buying just the files as they have a minimum shipping weight charge. It will be $2.50 for the files and $10 for shipping
I've used the soft bristle wheel with polish as well as the wire wheel on a dremel with good results.
Ok, what if you have dirty jimps that are within the scales. I don't want to use a brush or file
that may damage the scales....
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I suppose I could go at them with a bent safety pin.
The nylon bristle brush for the dremel (#403) works well between the scales. You still need to be cautious but the nylon is way more forgiving then the metal brush. I put a little crox on it from my srd crayon and run it lengthwise along the tang.
If cleaning the are between the scales(with or without jimps) I like to use a fiberglass pen. It will remove most rust and crud before polishing. A little dish soap and a stiff nylon brush can be good if there's old soap and crud in there. Contrary to popular belief, razors don't die if they touch water. Just be sure to wipe it down and air dry after a good rinse.
Another vote for the soft dremel wheel or wire brush if it is bad. If you don't have a dremel then use a toothbrush or wire brush and that will take care of it.
I have not bought files from Widgetsupply, but they carry both diamond types AND the traditional needle files in small inexpensive kits. In fact, they have quite a selection of small tools that come in handy for this and that. I have not ordered from them in a long time, it looks like I should poke around their site, as things have changed.
