Thread: Brillo-pad Like Abrasive Pads for Dremel

I bought these on Amazon to use for cleaning up found razors. I was surprised at how quickly they removed rust and tarnish while leaving minimal scratching on the metal. They did degrade as I used them and left a lot of Brillo-dust on the table top, but it sure reduced the amount of sanding I had to do. I kept the Dremel at low speed to avoid heating up the blade and minimize the bits of Brillo flying all over.

I followed up with green crayon on a Dremel felt buffing pad and then Maas and Turtle Wax rubbing compound.

Does anyone else have any experience with these?




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Guess I need to locate some. I've been sanding by hand and just about anything would be an improvement!

Looks useful. Are you sure that razor is not supposed to be black? (it is a black diamond after all)

I have played around with them a little. They are not really my cup of tea. I do use my Dremel but tend to not use it on blade surfaces. I did use those several times for fast cleaning around pivot holes.

Originally Posted by tintin

Looks useful. Are you sure that razor is not supposed to be black? (it is a black diamond after all)

Yah, I know I have to reblue the tang. I’m delaying that part since I have no experience using bluing and am less than confident about unpinning the razor. It will happen - eventually.

They are handy. I like the Dremel brand ones. They will blow-out tang stamps and pitting making larger craters, however. Wear a mask and eye protection!
Handy on spines and tangs to get through stubborn rust in the restoration process.

helpful if used lightly in combination with sanding and polishing.

I don’t trust the dremel on a blade. If it ships off, the spinning shaft may impact the edge and chip the cutting edge. I only had it happen one time, but it will not happen again.

If I remember correctly, they work well for removing light surface rust and cleaning the blade but I think they were too soft too remove pitting very well. It's been a long time since I've used them though. The ones I used were generic so the Dremel may be a lot better.

Reminds me of synthetic steel wool. I've had great success with that stuff by hand.

I use them for creating a brushed finish.