Quote Originally Posted by RazorFang View Post
Allright, so I have met another South African on the forum and he has confirmed my worst fears, that you do not get sanding paper or micro mesh higher than 1200 grit. In fact the highest micro mesh we have is 230 grit. So I bought a rubbing compound kit from a huge hardware store, and it contains compounds to polish steel from a rough finish to a mirror finish. It has brown, black, green, pink and white compounds. So can I substitute fine sanding paper with rubbing compounds?
Yes a variety of compounds can be used.
Try them on scrap steel before trying it
on an expensive razor.

You can take a bit of wood and after shaping
to match the part of the razor you want to tidy up
you can then apply some compound and rub it in.

A machine shop supply house should
have a supply of what you need. Also look for
emery papers and crocus cloth. recreational boat yards,
jewelers, auto shops, paint shops, carpentry shops.