Thread: Molasses 101

Originally Posted by sheffieldlover

do you guys have something against buffing and grinding wheels? seems to take a lot of the alchemy out of rust removal...

What about someone who may not be able to use power tools? Or a restorer that really wants to up their volume?

Originally Posted by LameBMX

What about someone who may not be able to use power tools? Or a restorer that really wants to up their volume?

I suppose, working with tools, metals, and woods my whole life, the notion of using different goops and chemicals to get rust off a piece of metal just seems strange to me. As far as volume, no restorer needs to remove rust on 100 razors at a time in a big vat of molasses, when a sissel wheel or any greaseless will take off rust in about 2 seconds per razor. Lacking power tools, a bit of oil and a wire brush works wonders. Still, it would be nice to have some chemical to remove rust, and save etchings and engravings on blades...the traditional methods are slow as...molasses

Gssixgun makes a point about trial and error and experimentation, though. Maybe I should be open minded, but on this particular topic, I would think the best methods have already been discovered...we're not reinventing the wheel here, rust removal is a topic as old as the iron age.

Hmmm, my razors have been soaking in the pure molasses for about 1 month now. Maybe I should take them out soon?