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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?

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    Unless there is a real serious problem I just clean them, remove any active rust and then hone them!

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    Patina is where it's at for me 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

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    I love a mirror finish and a dremel with a little MAAS takes me there most of the time.

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    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...

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    Yeah it's all about the Shiny, Sharp things for me
    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"

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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    It's the little voices in my head that talk to me....
    They say " Shiny, shiny, shiny, must clean"

    You hear those too???

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    Quote Originally Posted by DwarvenChef View Post
    Patina is where it's at for me 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
    Took the words right out of my mouth. I do polish after major sanding to remove rust and pits, but on most razors I just clean and go.
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    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
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