Thread: no dremel

I don't have a dremel, and sometimes when I'm MAAS-ing away at an old ebay junker, I'm awfully tempted to take a scrap of high-grit sandpaper (~2500 grit) and just give it the once-over twice, so to speak.

Is there any reason not to do this?

Sorry this is such an ignorant question.

Nope, not really. But, if you do, I recommend going 'with the grain' - from the spine to the edge - direction. Higher grit paper (6K+) would be less likely to leave any lines....

Another factor to consider is if the razor is a mirror or a satin polish....

C utz

i thought going to like 2000-2500 grit then maas gives a mirror polish (never actually done it so i don't know) i didn't even know they made paper with grit that high

Never used MAAS, but I can easily go from 2500 grit to Ausosol metal polish (by hand) to get a mirror finish.

Don't fear sandpaper. It's your friend. Depending on the state of the razor and the amount of rust, I choose my paper grit.

The razors I am working on atm had a lot of pitting, rust and black oxidation. I used 100 grit sandpaper to remove it all. Now the metal is blank again, and I am polishing with higher and higher grits: 150, 180, 240, 320, 400, 600, ...

What you can also do is to saw the end of a coticule rubbing stone, shape it a bit with sandpaper, wet it and use that for polishing the blade.
Just be sure to polish only at 90 degree angles with the edge and the spine. That way you end up with lines that run parallel to the original grind lines. This is more work. it is much easier to polish up and down the length of the blade, but this leaves lines that look wrong to the eye.
Just my 2ct of course.