Thread: Gold Wash & Etching

Bill...
Can you take a pic and post it? I could give a better answer if I knew what the skinny was...

Other threads have said that MAAS will take the gold wash off in a heart beat. I don't know about WD40 I would only imagine that it wouldn't do it any good I may try on the tang where some of the gold wash is still in tact.

Bill Watkins

Bill Ellis, Thanks for the reply on the etching. I will try to take a pic of the Puma and post it.

Bill Watkins

Originally Posted by urleebird

Bill...
Can you take a pic and post it? I could give a better answer if I knew what the skinny was...

Well the pic is attched I hope this works.
Bill

I would do as little as possible to the blade. Most of the polishes will take that pretty gold off or make it very subdued. My philosophy for any razor is to keep it as close to the original as you can... within reason. If the blade is broken, you replace it. If the scales are thrashed, you replace them. If the blade is heavily rusted, you take it off at the expense of decoration.

From what I can see on your razor, the gold is too nice to mess with. What happens often is that some guys start rubbing the rust particles off with a cloth and "whatever" as a polishing agent. The rust particles on the blade create a pumice and add to the problem.

Put the blade under a little running water while using a soft bristled brush and some "Quick and Brite" or even toothpaste to take off all the particles that you can. Then just use a cotton ball and a little olive oil to pick up residue. Wipe that off with a new piece of chamois, and just don't touch the blade with your fingers. Put a coat of Renaissance Wax on the blade or put your favorite oil on and you should be set.

Thank you all for responding.
Bill Ellis,
What I did was to leave the blade alone. Its gold was pretty good. It had a very few little rust specs which I got rid of by buffing carefully as you indicated in your cd on restoration. The gold on the shank and the tang was probably 70% gone so I polished both of those and removed the gold. They look a lot better. I can, however, if I ever find a method that isn't too exensive put the gold on both the shank and tang.

Thanks for the help guys,
Bill Watkins