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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?

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    I've never used Maas, but I have used Brasso. It works fine, although I can't compare the two. J.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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
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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Default MAAS vs Brasso

    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 !!
    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.

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    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.

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