Thread: Buffing by hand instead of buffing wheel or dremel?

I think you misunderstand, you can buff with a buffer or a Dremel, but both are dangerous, it is not a matter of if you will lose control of a razor but when, and how much damage you do to yourself and the razor.

Hell, hand sanding and polishing a razor is dangerous, I have probable been cut more times hand sanding and polishing. Fortunately, none have been deep or anything a drop of CA and some masking tape could not fix.

WD40, 000 steel wool, wine cork, 2 pieces of craft foam, paper towels and any good metal polish, Maas is very good polish.

If you hand sand, get 2 pieces of 8X12in X 6mm (1/4in) thick craft foam and use that as a work matt. If you are cleaning a razor you can cover with a paper shop towel to collect the mess, (cleaning with WD40 and steel wool).

Cut 2 3x3 in squares from the other piece and lay the blade on one square and the tail on the other, with the scales at 90 degrees between the two squares. When you press on the blade, the pressure will burry the edge into the foam and cannot cut you. You can sand or polish right up to the edge.

Use a wine cork as a backer and roll 3x3in piece of wet and dry around the cork. Roll the cork to get fresh paper on the steel. You can rotate the 4 sides of the paper to use every inch of the paper. A synthetic wine cork has flat ends that can get into the corner of the blade at the stabilizers.

Polish the same way, up to 1 or 2K, Maas is one of the best polishes, in my opinion, but can be hard to fine. Another great polish many of us use it 3m marine metal and chrome polish. It too is difficult to find, I buy from a marine supply online. 3m and steel wool are great for cleaning after you remove the rust with WD40.
Hand sanding is time consuming, but results can be great, Dremel takes technique, use a variable speed motor and flex shaft hand piece for better control and safety. Buffers deliver stellar result in the right hands, there is a learning curve and can quickly ruin a razor.

Get a couple beater razors and try each method and find the one that works for you.

As with most thing there is not easy way or free lunch, each has a cost.