Thread: Beginning Buffing

First, post some pics of the razor if you want accurate advice.

There are tons of threads on buffing look in the Library under restoration, or to the Advanced Search, (upper right hand corner of home page) search for Buffing, there are hundreds of threads. I always start with WD40 and 000 steel wool.

Hand sanding and buffing, I start at 600. You will trash the razor at 80 grit with a wheel.

A Harbor Freight buffer and some good wheel and compounds from Caswell Plating.com will get you started, they also have a good metal buffing primer.

Cheap buffer, good wheels, good compounds. Cheap wheels fall apart and do not cut and polish as well as good wheels, and they are not that much more pricy.

Originally Posted by CrescentCityRazors

Nice. Great job on the scales! Most guys would have tossed them and made new ones. That was a good save.

Im always looking to keep it all original, when I restore a razor. Horn is by far the easiest scale material to repair.
I've done numerous, that were worse than those.

Originally Posted by MarkC

I can't find any info in the forums on this, if something is already posted, appreciate a link.

I have some experience with tools and metal, but about to buff some razors for the first time.

Do you ALWAYS begin with 80 grit compound? Is it always needed?

It is actually rather simple

Where you start is NOT your choice, it is up to the condition of the razor without knowing the condition there is no right answer


Hint:
Start with the heaviest Razor grinds you have they are safer to work on
Dremels are not a good tool for SRs