Thread: Revealing Etchings

Wow! I had no idea! Not a clue. You are da man!


Mike

Originally Posted by dooey

one quick question, how long do you leave the blue on the razor?

Long enough to get to a sink to wash the excess off. It does the work almost instantly. So even a minute is more than necessary. Do not be sloppy with the thin liquid. It is usually like water. I have heard of pastes also. Never used them. A local good old fashion gun shop would be of great service to you! Not the big box dealers, though.
~Richard

This is going on my to do list

Thanks

Damn! I thought this thread was about etchings that were revealing...

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Damn! I thought this thread was about etchings that were revealing...

James.

Sorrry, Cobber. Best I can do!



Bruce

Genius idea...gotta snag myself some.

Again, Lapping Film, not abrasive wet/ dry paper!
~Richard

Well I had a few minutes after putting the kids to bed a tried this on three razors.

These are the test subjects. These have gone through some time in my brass tumblers and a bit of oil for rust prevention.







After degreasing, and my degreasing method. Soap and water scrub, rinse, citrus cleaner (great tip Geezer, worked great), dip in isopropyl alcohol.





Blueing applied. Used a q-tip and waited 30 seconds. Rinsed well in cold water and scrubbed with a wet rag.





Final results after using 0.3 micron lapping film with a wine cork for backing.






Thoughts and impressions: I think this is a great method and will be trying it again. I put some blueing on the tang stamps and was pleased with the results. You can still see some shadowing from the blueing application that needs some work. I don't think 0.3 micron film will cut it for the initial clean up. I think I will pick up some 0.5 and 1.0 micron lapping film and give that a go first, them work to 0.3 micron. BTW, the lapping film works MUCH better with a little water. Took me 10 minutes to figure that out

Hey geezer. I'm going to give this a try. I'm not at all familiar with lapping films and I don't want to order more then I need. The vendor I'm looking to purchase from carries 0.3 and 1 micron film(they don't have .5). In your opinion would this work or do I need .5 film? I assume 1 micron wouldn't really leave a scratch pattern, just a slightly duller shine.

Nice write up, got a few in the junk drawer with etchings I been meaning to clean up for years. TIME, I have no time?!?!?!?!?!