Thread: Mother's mag and aluminium polish

I cannot see the crack or am not sure if what I m looking at is the crack. It does not matter though because the solution is the same. Take a needle and give it the lightest of scrapes to clean as much as you can, right inside the crack. Be very careful and use little to no pressure. Fill it with crazy glue and let it dry and then carefully cut the excess away with a razor blade when it has dried. No telling how long it will last with or without that, but I like to think it helps.

well it could be a hair line crack , it is from the piviot pin to the tail, its so narrow i don't think and Ca would get inside the "crack" if that is what I am seeing

Whether it's a penetrating crack or the edge of a layer lifting off, doing what Rezdog suggests is the best course of action. Very gentle scraping will remove some of the dirt darkening the edge and open it slightly. When you apply the ca it will be drawn part way into the crack. You can help this by applying gentle lifting pressure with a pin. You don't need much to stabilize the crack. Once it drys you can shave and sand it smooth. You will still see it but it won't get any worse.

I have dry sanded, collected the dust, and used it with the CA to hide the crack with some success in the past. Nothing will make it look brand new but the dust makes it barely visible.

I like Flitz, for non-abrasive polishing, but with etching like yours I would first clean the rest of the blade with 0000 steel wool wrapped around a wood coffee stir stick or popsicle stick, with the end clipped straight and work around the etch. Then glue a piece of craft foam over the end of the stick and do the same with small piece of 600 wet and dry and work up to 2k.

If you are careful you can work around the etch with the 2k or lapping film. Lapping film works great. Look up Geezers post on darkening and polishing etch with gun cold blue.

I recently bought some Neetsfoot at a local Ace Hardware. I brush it on heavy with a small brush that will get between the scales, then store in a zip lock bag adding more each day or two until it stops absorbing. Depends on how dry they are.

Originally Posted by Steel

I have dry sanded, collected the dust, and used it with the CA to hide the crack with some success in the past. Nothing will make it look brand new but the dust makes it barely visible.

the crack looks like it is right next to or justunder the washer for that pivot pin, so unless there is something I am missing , if i want to repair/hide/stableize it, i would have to unpin.

thx, I ended up cutting scotch tape to block the etching

thx, could you post the link I am haveing trouble finding it I search for geezor darken ecthing , and the results are from people that ask about doing it. but not a thread started by him.

Heres Geezer's thread

Here

so if i understand it correctly,
citrus wash, could be vinager, i assume its more to clean the metel first)
then a wash with acetone, Amazon.com : super nail Pure Acetone, 16 Fluid Ounce : Nail Polish Removers : Beauty will this work ?
clean up .3 mecon film http://www.amazon.com/Microfinishing...+lapping+stone

is the above correct ? if not correct in assumption as to why and or what product to use please correct.

I noticed there was not a length of time on either wash , should there be?
also would the .3 micron film be the end of the polishing or could i still use Maas/ or mothers (just asking so i don't have to do this twice)

also couldn't I do this a little backwards and apply the stuff wiith a q-tip, since we already know where the ecthing is i insthead of having to bath the entire blade?