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Thread: How to attack this razor and preserve etching? Pics included

  1. 07-14-2012, 03:36 AM #1
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    Default How to attack this razor and preserve etching? Pics included

    Just purchased this OST "Uncle Sam" today. What do you all suggest to polish this up and still preserve the etching? Also, how would you all tackle the pivot on the non-etched side? I know that I need to be careful since it's got the gold etching. That's why I'd rather ask now instead of ruin it later




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    If it were mine, I wouldn't do a thing with it other than hone and shave with it. If you must clean it, I would carefully polish it with metal polish on a q-tip, making sure to avoid all of the gold wash.
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    Thanks for the input. I guess I'll just polish up the other side and get it honed.
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    If it were mine, I wouldn't do a thing with it other than hone and shave with it. If you must clean it, I would carefully polish it with metal polish on a q-tip, making sure to avoid all of the gold wash.
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    Yeah, I agree. I do like a nicely fully restored razor; but I'm really appreciating a lot of patina in a blade these days. You could almost get away with using a lot of oil (I use Eucalyptus) around the pivot and tang for a while, and use just a cloth and a lot of love :-)
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    Thanks. Ill give that a try. Some of it is pitting, especially around the pivot as well as the tang. Ill deal with it I guess

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    Yeah, I agree. I do like a nicely fully restored razor; but I'm really appreciating a lot of patina in a blade these days. You could almost get away with using a lot of oil (I use Eucalyptus) around the pivot and tang for a while, and use just a cloth and a lot of love :-)
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    +1 on all the above, polish the back and tang and wash the etched side with mild detergent. Really nice looking razor!!
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