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    Default Polishing alternative to MAAS

    Trying to clean up a set of razors which has rust spots and pitting,MAAS is not available locally and I have tried WD40 and autosol and a number of other cleaners...anyone know uk alternative to MAAS.

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    Any metal polish (paste form) in your local mall car department will do the job. I use Rex, german made one. It's made for shiny parts on cars and motorcycles...

    Nenad

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    I've seen Mr. Williams suggest the use of Fabulustre over at his straightedgerazors.com forum.

    This is what it looks like.

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    Fabulustre is not a wipe-on paste, which might be what a lot of people are looking for. This is a polishing compound that is hard and applied to high speed polishing wheels. Works great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PapaBull
    Fabulustre is not a wipe-on paste, which might be what a lot of people are looking for. This is a polishing compound that is hard and applied to high speed polishing wheels. Works great.

    Can you you it with a dremel?

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    You should be able to get Simichrome polish in the UK. It is made in Germany and works great. I have both MAAS and Simichrome and lately I have been using Simichrome. No particular reason, both seem to give the same polish with the same amount of effort.

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    Another suggestion is Wenol (from Germany?). I've also used Simichrome and Flitz.

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    The easiest one to aquire in the Netherlands seems to be Commandant 4 which is mostly a car polish as well. But available in every hardware store.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trinity
    Trying to clean up a set of razors which has rust spots and pitting,MAAS is not available locally and I have tried WD40 and autosol and a number of other cleaners...anyone know uk alternative to MAAS.
    Brian, look for metal polish not cleaner. I like semichrome and Flitz. Even this cheap stuff at Target in the silver container. Is there a Target in the UK?

    Glen

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    Quote Originally Posted by gglockner
    Is there a Target in the UK?

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    target=US only....so I guess nope.

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