Thread: Must remember to put back the wife’s L'Oréal

Originally Posted by kerryman71

Very nice work. What did you do with
the Dremel for your polishing if you
don't mind me asking?

John

PS Someone else beat me to the smart
post I had planned about the handjob.

Don't mind you asking at all...

Verry looow RPM dremel the lower the better, start with hard felt wheel/low grit compound then medium to soft felt wheel/hi grit compound, soft felt or cloth for final polish. The bigger the wheel the better (>1" dia).


If you are planning on using a dremel for polishing razor’s steel… do your self a favor, get the lowest RPM model available (one that will go below 3k RPM), anything higher will most likely generate too much heat too quickly and ruin the blade temper… ESPECIALLY when polishing near the edge where the steel is thin.
Also with higher RPM dremel, the centrifugal forces will “throw” most of the compound off the buffing wheel before you can contact the steel…. One solution that works well is to contact the blade before switching on the dermal and use pressure to keep the dremel at low RPM, however this is RISKY!!!

Oh and one more thing ALWAYS be aware of the direction of the wheel. Whichever side of the blade you are polishing... The wheel must be moving from spine to edge.
And wear goggles and dust mask... the wool dust and polishing compound from the felt wheel is not something you want in your eyes or lungs.