Thread: Out of Greaseless compound, finish by hand?

Ok I have a great resto going on a W&B big wedge. I have worked it on the buffer at 80,120,220,320 progression. I dont have anything higher than 320 in greaseless. The blade is looking pretty shiny already. I do have red rouge and white rouge. Should I hit it with 400,600,800,1000,ect, then finish with MAAS or with the rouge on the wheel?

The hard part is done now. You could finish it off by hand without too much trouble. I find from 320 onward goes pretty fast. Personally I take it up to 3000 grit if I'm going for a real nice finish, then finish with my Autosol polish.

It really depends on what kind of finish you want on the razor. Personally, I don't like satin finishes unless they are the original.

Originally Posted by eculuke

Ok I have a great resto going on a W&B big wedge. I have worked it on the buffer at 80,120,220,320 progression. I dont have anything higher than 320 in greaseless. The blade is looking pretty shiny already. I do have red rouge and white rouge. Should I hit it with 400,600,800,1000,ect, then finish with MAAS or with the rouge on the wheel?

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Keep going until you are satisfied. You'll know when you are finished.

I do my finishing by hand as I don't have a buffer yet.
I go to 1500 then just keep using autosol. it does eventualy get a truly mirror finish. It seems bovious to go higher than 1500 if you can as this makes the process a lot quicker.
I don't know if its just me but I find autosol can leave a barley perceptible scratch pattern in certain light, which is when I switch to mass.

If you are trying for a mirror finish, then you have a long way to go. You will need to get some micromesh paper. I go 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 standard paper then switch to micro mesh. I will pick that back up at 1500 grit and work up to 12,000 grit. Then I will hit it with some white rogue and finish with chromium oxide.

You can get shiny and near mirror if you stop at around 3,500 grit micro mesh and then give it a generous buffing with white then chromeOx. Yes it is a lot of work, several days and dozens of hours but if you are trying to hit perfect mirror there are only two options, wright or wrong. You can do away with a lot of the sanding by using other buffing compounds in place of the micromesh but you will need several compounds and a wheel for each compound. Depending on how many razors you plan on doing, it may or may not be worth the extra cash to get all the compounds and wheels. It adds up quickly.