I've run all over the place today looking for Maas to no avial. All I found was brasso. Would brasso be ok for cleaning up blades or should I mail order for Maas?
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I've run all over the place today looking for Maas to no avial. All I found was brasso. Would brasso be ok for cleaning up blades or should I mail order for Maas?
I've never used Maas, but I have used Brasso. It works fine, although I can't compare the two. J.
The Ace hardware in Novato, Ca is where I found Maas. They said they have a hard time keeping it in stock as it moves fast.
Mate
Can you get Autosol? That's what we get in Australia but I was lead to believe it was a US product.
Brasso will work "ok" but it is more for removing tarnish than polishing... in a pinch you could probably use toothpase... plain white paste, not the sparkly blue "finding nemo" crap that kids use.
Greg Frazer
i couldn't find maas at any local store - no one had even heard of it. brasso could be found at just about every place i went to for about $4.00/bottle. I opted to order a 1 pound tin of Maas off a seller on ebay, as i liked the idea of a paste over a liquid. Maas absolutely rips through even the most caked on crud/rust/stains. and i now have enough polish to restore a lifetime of blades for around $25.00 (i polished something like 7-8 blades with just the paste stuck to the lid). I bought from this guy. I promptly received my order and he has good shipping rates:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Lg-1-15-lb-Can-Ma...QQcmdZViewItem
but theres also this seller who seems to offer free shipping albeit with a much higher price so I think the first may still be cheaper:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/1-1-LB-MAAS-Indus...QQcmdZViewItem
unless you're desperate to clean blades right quick, i'd probably order the maas
You could always purchase it off their webpage:
http://www.maasinc.com/products.asp
They have an "internet special" for 0.5lbs of cream and a polishing cloth for about $20.00.
Maas really is good stuff, and you can get it at Walgreens. I had searched a bunch of stores trying to find it. It was around $6 for the tube - John
I always factor in that nearly everything these days cost $3-4 extra just due to gas and wear/tear on the vehicles, so I bought two tubes.
I found my tube at Walmart. It is in the grocery part of the super Walmarts toward the back of the store.
I have also used Brasso. MAAS or Flitz works better for polishing. If anything, I slightly prefer Flitz.
I had purchased both just so I could compare.
As a test I locked both the Brasso and MAAS in a room for 20 mins.
When I opened the door the MAAS was stepping on Brasso's head and making it smell poo on a stick !! :eek:
I have no idea where MAAS got poo on a stick but there you have it!
Try Walgreens for the MAAS. I started with a tube for like $6 and polished about 35 razors with it.
I agree with Greg and (kind of) GW - I've tried Brasso and Autosol (haven't been able to get hold of MAAS over here). There's really no comparison - Autosol is way better.
I'll leave the poo on a stick for others to try, but I'm guessing YMMV.
James.
Do others find this to be true? I couldn't find MAAS and bought Flitz; if it's as good or better, I'll stop looking for MAAS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeye5
Reading your enthusiasm about Flitz I looked at their site and found that Flitz is only advertised for stainless steel. Spotting of carbon steel is IMO a far greater problem. However, I haven't found the words carbon steel nor rust anywhere on their site.
So my question is: which Flitz product do you guys use for carbon steel?
The tube on my workbench says it's for "Metal, Plastic and Fiberglass." I just found the cardboard card the tube was packaged on, and the back says,
Doesn't specifically say carbon steel, but it does say it removes rust, which implies other than stainless . . . also says not for electroplated finishes, but says it's good for anodized aluminum, which if I'm correct, is an electroplated finish, no? :hmmm:Quote:
Guaranteed to Safely Clean & Protect: Brass, Copper, Silverplate, Sterling, Chrome, Stainless Steel, Nickel, Bronze, Solid Gold, Aluminum, Anodized Aluminum, Pewter, Magnesium, Beryllium, Platinum, Acrylic, Factory Gun Bluing, Painted Surfaces, Glass, Formica, Cultured Marble, Corian, Plexiglass, Eisenglas and Fiberglass. Safely Removes: Tarnish, Rust, Water Stains, Chalking, Lime Deposits, Heat Discoloration, Lead & Powder Residue, Oxidation, Fingerprints, Flies, Tree Sap, Bird Droppings, Griffiti, and Dyes. Not For: Electroplated Finishes.
I don't think that anodizing is electroplating.
I seem to remember somewhere that it is a controlled oxidization process.
IIRC rubies are aluminum oxide and when you anodize aluminum to red you are actually turning the surface to rubies.
I know someone is going to question this so I'll go look for where I found it.
can't find it... oh well... must not be true :shrug:
Okay, I just looked up anodizing (should have done it before) and it's an electrochemical process putting an oxide finish on the aluminum. So it's similar to electroplating, because the metal being finished is an electrode (the anode here), but with electroplating there's a sacrificial hunk of nickel or whatever that's being deposited on the base metal. With anodizing it's using the current to cause a chemical reaction.
I've got a question ... what on earth is aluminum??;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr
James.
AKA aluminiumQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Don't be so....Australian James!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Next you'll be requesting us "Yanks" to insert the letter u in places it doesn't belong!;)
Just kiddin' with you guys :p You say potato, I say potarto...I'm not falling for the old "U" debate again - Steve got me a beauty with that one :tu
James.
Is that your word of honour Jim oops what have I done :D
Has anybody tried this product. I was wondering if it is similar at all to maas/autosol etc.
http://www.autoglym.co.uk/enGB/produ...l.asp?v06VQ=GH