Thread: Best way to shine up a razor?

Just as a question, what would be a good way to shine up an older razor? The blade is a 5/8 fullow hollow by Torrey, and its losing some of its luster. Just looking to bring back the shine . Any ideas?

Some polishing compound or CrOx on a cotton rag, and wipe untill shiny again.

Alot of the guys here use MAAS for the final polish. Personally I use mothers mag & aluminum polish.

Great ideas, thank you. I have access to a buffing wheel on a dremel hand tool. Would you think that will bring it back to a mirror shine?

Prudently used, it should be fine. Whether polishing by hand or by machine, it always is worth repeating:

Always exercise caution in polishing your razor

It may be worth searching the forum using the words "dremel" , and "broken" or "accident"

Originally Posted by mrbhagwan

It may be worth searching the forum using the words "dremel" , "broken" and "accident"

You see, now those type of keywords kinda make me think twice about trying this.

I've always used semichrome of flitz on a paper towel. If you start with sandpaper you have to remove the scratches left by the previous grits. I've heard 10 hours of hand sanding to get to the point of buffing with wheel or with dremel. I am not ambitious enough to go through that so I live with the patina.

Originally Posted by joshb1000

You see, now those type of keywords kinda make me think twice about trying this.

The Lynn Abrams shaving video demonstrates polishing a blade with a dremel. I picked one up last weekend for that purpose and have ordered some MAAS. Basically he recommends polishing the blade parallel to the edge rather than perpendicular. I think if you watched the demonstration you would feel better about trying it.

The video also covers honing, which I put off for months until it got to where I couldn't put it off any more.

Being the only son of a confirmed electric razor shaver, I need all the help I can get!

After working with a dremel several times, I would't use it if a paper tovel with polishing compound would be enough. Too much danger for the razor, if you are not cautious enough

I have found a lot of success using MAAS and a hand towel. I removed a lot of tarnish and residue from very old razors with this simple method. It was surprisingly fast and easy. Just be careful with the rubbing/polishing when you near the edge. I would recommend you try by hand first and then move up to the dremel if you are not getting the results you want. You don't want to be kicking yourself after you break the razor because you rushed into something. Remember, straight shaving is meant to be a slow and enjoyable process.