Thread: Best way to clean up the jimps?

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

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.

Originally Posted by RezDog

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.

+1.
I do the same.

I have some mini files but do not recall ever using them on jimps. Something to remember.

Originally Posted by JBHoren

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.

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.

Originally Posted by JBHoren

Harbor Freight sells a set of three triangular files -- petite lil gals -- which do a bang-up job cleaning and sharpening jimps.

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.

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?