Do you ever just leave the patina alone? I mean if you have a nice razor without rust; with just a nice even tone and no nicks in the blade....
Do you ever choose just to hone her up?
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Do you ever just leave the patina alone? I mean if you have a nice razor without rust; with just a nice even tone and no nicks in the blade....
Do you ever choose just to hone her up?
Unless there is a real serious problem I just clean them, remove any active rust and then hone them!
Patina is where it's at for me :D I love the stuff. All I do is clean the blade of dirt and active rust, thats it. Why strip it down so that you have to keep babing it against active rust. Let the patena do that job :D
I love a mirror finish and a dremel with a little MAAS takes me there most of the time.
It's really just preference. I don't like patina too much in this case. It's ok, but when it is something that old that looks that shiny... :y
Yeah it's all about the Shiny, Sharp things for me :nj
So no I can't leave the Patina alone I just can't
It's the little voices in my head that talk to me....
They say " Shiny, shiny, shiny, must clean" :roflmao :roflmao
Same here - shiny's good and everything, but who's got the time? If it's not something that effects the shave, I leave it alone.
James
I like patina too. I am still considering adding it on purpose to my razors (the keepers anyway).
Isnt patina the description of wear and tear on furniture....??
simon
From Wikipedia:
Patina is a coating of various chemical compounds such as oxides or carbonates formed on the surface of metal during exposure to weathering.
In terms of antiques, "Patina is everything that happens to an object over the course of time.
After reading how it is used by people who invariably know nothing about razors on e-bay, i have grown to despise the word...just me i guess..lol
thanks for the definition though, simon:tu