Thread: Did I ruin two eBay razors today?

Well, after polishing them with some Simichrome, it got some of the rust off but it's still badly pitted and tarnished. I'm going to need some polish that's a bit tougher than Simichrome. Any suggestions?

Guys, before doing this desinfecting stuff, please read the posts, or if you are lazy, ask the queastions... Boiling water, alcohol, bleach, acid, vinegar all will do damage to your razor of left for prolonged period of time, or boiled in. These blades are made of steel with high carbon content, with no chrome in it, so they are not stainless... If you want to be sure with desinfecting the blade, make one-thirds solutution of bleach, alcohol and water, and soak for minute ow two (the recipe I found here). Get Barbacide, and soak in that too. I soak overnight in kerosine, WD40... But no water, alcohol e.t.c. Aditional honing will remove metal from the edge, so the nasties will be mechanicaly gone, too.

Originally Posted by EdinLA44

Well, after polishing them with some Simichrome, it got some of the rust off but it's still badly pitted and tarnished. I'm going to need some polish that's a bit tougher than Simichrome. Any suggestions?

You could try some Maas or Flitz with a Dremel (or any rotary tool) and felt (I prefer this over the cloth) polishing wheels. Of course, if that doesn't work, you could visit Bill Ellis' site for some more aggressive rotary attachments
Best,
Mark