Thread: Revealing Etchings

Originally Posted by BeJay

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.

I've used 1.0 and 0.5. Either will do unless you are going for perfect mirror. Then the finer the better.

Thanks rolodave. I'll go with with the 1 and .3. I have a Taylors eyewitness that's just begging to have this done to it.

That's so funny, I actually recently tried gun blue on one of my razors. On the directions for the blue it suggested cleaning the surface with another Birchwood and Casey product for degreasing. I didn't have that so I used acetone dipped a q-tip and touched the razor for a millisecond and it was already turning black. It actually threw me off for a second and scared me, thinking I was going to ruin the blade. I sanded it with 2000 grit sand paper and here is the results...


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That's some pretty nice information I will have to try it on one or two of my razors with etching.

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11 27 2014

Thank you sir!

Gave it a go and it colored all the pitting too. But it is now at least noticeable. Before you couldn't really read it unless you looked at it hard. Thank Geezer for the help.



BTW, I found out that Birchwood Casey stuff is now being carried at Walmart.

Gonna have to try this out once I find the “safe place” I out my bottle of bluing.

Funny I was just talking to theoldguy53 about this in another post. The method I used is a little different but I like yours Richard. Great minds think alike.